Politics
Constitutional Court hears ANC appeal over candidates in six councils
Unless the court rules for it, the ANC will be missing from proportional ballots in six municipalities on 4 November, and from every ballot in two of them.
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Politics
Government to ask court to supervise how it applies asylum ruling
An online registration system for asylum seekers is due by 10 November, and a panel of Gauteng High Court judges hears related arguments on 29 October.
Property
Rents grow 5.2% in second quarter, led by the Western Cape
Average rents rose 5.2% in a year to R9,715 in the second quarter, the PayProp Rental Index shows, but with the Western Cape left out, national growth trailed inflation.
World
IMF lowers South Africa's 2026 growth forecast to 1%
The IMF now expects inflation to average 4.4% this year, up from the 3.9% it forecast in April, and unemployment to average 33.2%, against 32.5% in April.
Energy
Transnet plans R2.2bn of ore line maintenance as shutdown runs
The yearly shutdown of the 861km railway runs to 16 October, and the Budget Facility for Infrastructure is paying R1.5 billion of this year's maintenance bill.
The numbers
2,274
Candidates captured but not finally submitted
Politics, 14 October 2026
4
Sections of the Refugees Act declared invalid
Politics, 14 October 2026
R9,715
Average monthly rent, second quarter of 2026
Property, 14 October 2026
1%
IMF forecast for South Africa's growth in 2026
World, 13 October 2026
Coming up
- Transnet's annual maintenance shutdown of the Sishen to Saldanha iron ore line ends
- Kumba Iron Ore publishes its third-quarter 2026 production report
- Stats SA releases consumer inflation (CPI) for September
- Stats SA releases retail trade sales for August
Economy and Policy
How the repo rate works and what it does to your bond
The Reserve Bank's 25 basis-point increase, effective from 25 September 2026, added R168.49 a month to the repayment on an R1-million, 20-year home loan at prime.
Godongwana to table mini budget on 21 October as revenue rises 9.5%
Parliament has set Wednesday 21 October for the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, which arrives with national revenue 9.5% higher in the first five months of the fiscal year.
Personal Finance
How South Africa's fuel price is set
The basic fuel price, which tracks import costs, makes up R17.44 of a R30.25 litre of 95 in Gauteng, and its moves with oil and the rand account for most monthly changes.
Early data points to petrol rise of up to R4.58 a litre, AA says
Citing early, unofficial Central Energy Fund data, the Automobile Association put the possible rise at R4.29 a litre for 93 and R2.56 to R2.91 for wholesale diesel, after October took Gauteng 95 to R30.25.
