President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s democracy must be measured by its ability to deliver real, material improvements in people’s lives

South Africa’s 32nd Freedom Day highlights both democratic gains and ongoing struggles with inequality, unemployment and poverty

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed increases to social grants, including old-age, disability and child support, supporting 26.5 million South Africans amid high…

South Africa’s hunger crisis is deepening, with millions of households skipping meals and children facing severe deprivation, a new report warns

The Johannesburg high court found the company’s product was at odds with the National Credit Act

The statistics agency’s youth report notes worsening joblessness, hunger and safety concerns among South Africa’s youth

In his third prepared budget for the year, the minister said government debt would still stabilise this year but at 77.4% of GDP, higher than predicted in March

Budget choices must empower the poor and end socio-economic exclusion

Members of the government of national unity and opposition parties have raised concerns that the ongoing impasse between the ANC and DA could trigger the need for fresh elections

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has doubled down on the government’s fiscal consolidation efforts by reducing spending from 28.6% of GDP in the 2023-24 financial year to 27.6%…

But jobs are scarce in this small Cederberg mission town

A decade-long battle to stave off eviction has come to an end

As South Africa approaches the 29 May national and provincial elections, the narrative has shifted from load-shedding to a crisis that hits even closer to home: water. Plus,…

The quality of life of poor South Africans over the past 30 years continues to be ignored

The utility’s R400 billion debt has fed into the country’s 15-year energy crisis and low growth potential, which has been identified as a key credit weakness

Nearly half of South African women are left out of the country’s labour force — and gender-friendly budgeting could fix that

It could prove difficult for government to loosen its grip on the public purse, but economists say the current extraordinary circumstances require intervention

Experts’ strategies for fixing the unemployment crisis range from devaluing the rand to a universal income grant or accepting debt from loans

The court heard how the state is unable to make travel and accommodation arrangements for its witnesses because it cannot contact them reliably

The finance minister says more grants would mean the money would have to be cut elsewhere as he sticks to fiscal consolidation