Eskom tariff increase: 973% since 2008 as big users leave
Eskom has gone 490 days without load shedding and cut diesel spending by R4.80 billion, while the customers who can...
Read moreDetails
Economy
Stay informed on South Africa’s economic landscape with news covering financial markets, government policies, business growth, and economic challenges. Southafriworld brings you reliable updates to help you understand the forces shaping the nation’s economy.
Medical aid increase 2027: guideline 3.8%, members paid 8.1%
The 3.8% anchor excludes utilisation costs, and the regulator has not said what counts as reasonable.
Read moreDetails
SA gained 7,100 millionaires. Africa gained 5,500
What the report found The number of dollar millionaires South Africa is home to rose to 48,200 as at 30...
Read moreDetails
Five of six priority hydrogen projects lack final sign-off
What the EU actually launched The European Union, together with Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, launched two grant-funded projects for...
Read moreDetails
R1 000 bought 49 litres in March. It now buys 37
What the latest CEF data shows The petrol price South Africa is heading into October with has moved again, and...
Read moreDetails
28 weekly flights are allowed. Ramaphosa wants them back
What Ramaphosa said after the BRICS summit South Africa India flights were among the practical commitments President Cyril Ramaphosa set...
Read moreDetails
October’s projected record hike is not mainly about crude
What the latest CEF snapshot shows The record fuel prices South Africa is heading for in October have moved sharply...
Read moreDetails
SA imported 1.8% more oil and paid 82% more for it
What the Reserve Bank reported The South Africa current account swung to a deficit of R205.5 billion in the second...
Read moreDetails
Petrol price October 2026: what the early data actually shows
Early Central Energy Fund snapshots point to record petrol and diesel prices from 7 October, but the figures circulating this...
Read moreDetails
Repo rate September 2026: what the MPC faces on 23 September
The rate has sat at 7% since May, but a second-quarter GDP contraction and a record fuel increase now pull...
Read moreDetails
Recent News
Southafriworld is an independent South African digital news platform delivering timely, credible reporting on national news, business, politics, technology, lifestyle, and major stories shaping South Africa and the world.