June 2025

9 June 2025 – S&P Global Ratings has said that the outlook for the country remains positive, during its South Africa Capital Markets Conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday. S&P global experts and industry leaders, engaged in dynamic panel discussions during the conference. Yann Le Pallec, President of S&P Global Ratings, highlighted Africa’s potential for growth, particularly […]

4 June 2025 – South African agricultural exports rose 10% in the first quarter to $3.36-billion from a year earlier as port performance improved and shipments to the US climbed, an industry body said. The 14% increase in trade to the US, which totalled $202-million, comes as South Africa braces for the imposition of a 30% tariff

3 June 2025 – South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R14.1 billion in  April, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) reported on Friday, a decline from the revised R22.6bn surplus in March. The April surplus was driven by exports of R166.2bn and imports of R152.1bn, including trade with Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, and