The 2026 Gauteng budget saw an increase of R3 billion in the 2026/27 financial year, representing a 2% year-on-year growth. Gauteng Economic and Finance MEC Lebogang Maile says the budget is designed to focus on addressing frontline services and responding to the provincial priorities outlined in the Gauteng Medium Term Development Plan and the Gauteng 13-priority plan. Maile tabled the …

The Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer shows improved trade within the continent. That’s despite the continent’s trade deficit of about 39 billion US Dollars in 2025. Africa exports raw material at a low value, while importing manufactured goods at a higher value. The bank says the continent needs to transform and explore ways of closing that gap. The barometer is …