What the SARB rate cut means for traders
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has cut interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing the repo rate to 7% and the prime lending...
Zaria Court Kigali Launches, Ushering in a New Era for African...
July 29, 2025. KIGALI, Rwanda – Zaria Court Kigali officially opened its doors last night with a landmark launch event, marking a defining moment...
Why South Africans Aren’t Borrowing — Even When They Can
Credit is available, but South Africans aren’t biting—high rates, uncertainty, and rising costs are keeping borrowing low, even for those who qualify, Sebastien Alexanderson...
One in four South Africans is borrowing to build a better...
Key highlights from the survey
5% of respondents are currently using credit.
73% of credit users have no savings or emergency buffer.
15% of respondents turned to informal lenders (Mashonisas) in...
Survival Is Not Enough: Why SA’s SMMEs Must Learn to Let...
International Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMME) Day - 27 June
Alvira Fisher, as an MBA graduate at Stellenbosch Business School and a PhD Candidate...
Debt. Depression. Disappearing Dads. SA’s Silent Fatherhood Crisis
This Father’s Day Sebastien Alexanderson explores the rising crisis facing South African fathers — where debt, unemployment, and emotional isolation are breaking SA dads....
South Africa’s Economy Ekes Out 0.1% Growth in Q1 2025, Agriculture...
South Africa’s economy registered a marginal 0.1% growth in the first quarter of 2025, narrowly avoiding contraction, according to data released by Statistics South...
Young men on South Africa’s urban margins: new book follows their...
South Africa’s young people, aged 15 to 34, who make up more than 50% of the country’s working age population, bear a disproportionate burden...
NEW REPORT REVEALS MSME FUNDING REALITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA – AND...
Finfind, South Africa’s leading online access to finance solution for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), has released the highly anticipated SA MSME Access...
No VAT Increase – But Are You Still Paying More?
Third Round of Budget Speech Finally Delivered as Hidden Costs Hit South Africans
22 May 2025: After two failed attempts and weeks of political wrangling,...
Third Budget Must Prioritise Rural Development and Economic Inclusion says Bakgatla...
Ahead of the third budget to be presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Thursday, Kgosi Nyalala Pilane, leader of the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela...
Africa Day: Reparations as Economic Justice
As Africa marks 2025 Africa Day under the African Union’s theme, “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations,” the conversation must...
