SA INFLATION South Africa’s annual inflation rate eased to 4.3% in July 2026, from a two-year high of 5% in June | SA UNEMPLOYMENT South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 33.6% in Q2 2026, its highest level since Q2 2022 | THE RAND The rand was among the...
JSE. JSE equities returned 62.2% in USD during 2025, marking the strongest calendar year since 2009. | The Rand. The rand ended 2025 at its strongest level against the US dollar since August 2022. | Trade. South Africa posted a R37.7bn trade surplus in November, the...
Credit Rating. S&P upgraded SA’s foreign-currency sovereign rating to BB from BB-. The first upgrade in over two decades. SA Food Inflation. Food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation slowed to 3.9% – its lowest reading in more than three years.
