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IEC Launches 2026 Local Election Preparations With 'Get Up, Show Up, Vote' Campaign Targeting Youth

JOHANNESBURG, 4 April 2026. The Electoral Commission of South Africa formally launched its preparations for the 2026/27 Local Government Elections on Saturday, unveiling the campaign logo and tagline "Get Up, Show Up, Vote" at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand and calling on young South...

South Africa's Absa PMI Edges to 49.0 in March but Expected Conditions Collapse by Record 23 Points on Tariff Shock

South Africa Secures Record R889.8 Billion Investment Pledges at 2026 SAIC, Launching Second R2 Trillion Drive

Gauteng High Court Dismisses Legal Challenge to NDPP Mothibi's Appointment, Rules Applicant Lacked Standing

SARB Holds Repo Rate Unanimously at 6.75% as Iran War Drives Oil Above $100, Raises 2026 Inflation Forecast to 3.7%

Thousands March Across South Africa on Human Rights Day in Defence of Sovereignty Against US Pressure

South Africa's February Inflation Hits Exactly 3%, SARB's New Target, as Fuel Prices Decline Sharply

South Africa

IEC Launches 2026 Local Election Preparations With 'Get Up, Show Up, Vote' Campaign Targeting Youth

JOHANNESBURG, 4 April 2026. The Electoral Commission of South Africa formally launched its preparations for the 2026/27 Local Government Elections on Saturday, unveiling the campaign logo and tagline "Get Up, Show Up, Vote" at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand and calling on young South...

South Africa's Absa PMI Edges to 49.0 in March but Expected Conditions Collapse by Record 23 Points on Tariff Shock

South Africa Secures Record R889.8 Billion Investment Pledges at 2026 SAIC, Launching Second R2 Trillion Drive

Gauteng High Court Dismisses Legal Challenge to NDPP Mothibi's Appointment, Rules Applicant Lacked Standing

SARB Holds Repo Rate Unanimously at 6.75% as Iran War Drives Oil Above $100, Raises 2026 Inflation Forecast to 3.7%

Thousands March Across South Africa on Human Rights Day in Defence of Sovereignty Against US Pressure

South Africa's February Inflation Hits Exactly 3%, SARB's New Target, as Fuel Prices Decline Sharply

Economics

South Africa's Absa PMI Edges to 49.0 in March but Expected Conditions Collapse by Record 23 Points on Tariff Shock

JOHANNESBURG, 1 April 2026. South Africa's seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index rose 1.6 points to 49.0 in March, narrowly short of the neutral 50-point mark that separates expansion from contraction and marking a sixth consecutive month of sub-50 readings, while the...

South Africa Secures Record R889.8 Billion Investment Pledges at 2026 SAIC, Launching Second R2 Trillion Drive

SARB Holds Repo Rate Unanimously at 6.75% as Iran War Drives Oil Above $100, Raises 2026 Inflation Forecast to 3.7%

South Africa's February Inflation Hits Exactly 3%, SARB's New Target, as Fuel Prices Decline Sharply

South Africa's Economy Grows 0.4% in Q4 2025, Marking Fifth Consecutive Quarter of Expansion; Full-Year GDP Hits 1.1%

South Africa's Absa PMI Slips Back to 47.4 in February as Factory Activity Returns to Contraction

Godongwana's 2026 Budget Declares Debt Stabilised, Cancels Planned Tax Hike, Commits R1 Trillion to Infrastructure