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SA consumer confidence rebounds just ahead of the holidays

SA consumer confidence rebounds just ahead of the holidays

10 December 2025

Momentum Investments’ latest Consumer Pulse for Q4 2025 shows a clear lift in consumer confidence ahead of the festive season.

South Africa Economic Outlook - December 2025

South Africa Economic Outlook - December 2025

10 December 2025
MPC Commentary

MPC Commentary

21 November 2025

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) cut the repo rate by 25bp to 6.75% at today’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, delivering a fully unanimous vote in favour of easing.

Positive and pragmatic MTBPS reveals improved fiscal stability

Positive and pragmatic MTBPS reveals improved fiscal stability

13 November 2025

South Africa's 2025 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) struck a noticeably positive and pragmatic tone, signalling government's renewed commitment to fiscal sustainability and a pivot from consumption to growth-enhancing investment.

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Recalibrating the fiscal framework for a low-inflation era

Recalibrating the fiscal framework for a low-inflation era

13 November 2025
 The South African Institute of Taxation (SAIT) - Anticipating the 2025 medium-term budget policy

The South African Institute of Taxation (SAIT) - Anticipating the 2025 medium-term budget policy

11 November 2025
Medium-term budget preview: Windfalls, warnings and waiting for a ratings lift

Medium-term budget preview: Windfalls, warnings and waiting for a ratings lift

06 November 2025
South Africa faces 1930s-level tariffs as reform window narrows

South Africa faces 1930s-level tariffs as reform window narrows

21 October 2025
South Africa’s quiet financial shift - From surviving to taking charge

South Africa’s quiet financial shift - From surviving to taking charge

16 October 2025
Megatrends are driving a global geoeconomic reconfiguration and creating opportunities for South African exporters due to policy shifts in key trading partners

Megatrends are driving a global geoeconomic reconfiguration and creating opportunities for South African exporters due to policy shifts in key trading partners

23 September 2025
Repo rate stays at 7% as SARB watches inflation risks

Repo rate stays at 7% as SARB watches inflation risks

19 September 2025
South Africa's Inflation Slowdown: A Window, Not A Victory

South Africa's Inflation Slowdown: A Window, Not A Victory

18 September 2025
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