South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters has written to the speaker of parliament seeking to block lawmakers from meeting on Wednesday to vote on the next stage of the budget process.

Repairing the fractured relationship between South Africa and the US hinges on balanced trade, according to business and labor leaders from the continent’s biggest economy who met with American politicians in Washington.

The pro-business DA rejects the budget leaving the ANC to rely on other parties to get it passed in parliament.

The rand fell further on Friday as investors worried about the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs and the future of South Africa's coalition government. At 0840 GMT, the rand traded at 19.

In addition to bilateral negotiations, Lamola underscored the importance of leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to enhance intra-African trade.

South Africa’s ruling coalition risks unraveling after a dispute between its main members over proposed tax increases

SME confidence in South Africa’s labour laws supporting business growth declined by 4 percentage points year-on-year to 59%

Through the first half of March, the Truth Hounds team embarked on an advocacy trip to South Africa to discuss two major recent reports: one on the destruction of the Kakhovka dam and the international law protection of the environment during armed conflict,