08/28/2026

The dangers of over-regulating crypto

Proposed new exchange-control rules could cripple South Africa’s crypto industry, undermine self-custody and push transactions offshore, warns MoneyBadger CEO Carel van Wyk.

08/18/2026

Good news for the rand

The local unit has shown remarkable resilience this year, suffering alongside other emerging market currencies at the onset of the US-Iran war, but supported by solid local economic fundamentals.

08/13/2026

New laws sent to Ramaphosa to sign

The proposed law sets out the criteria and procedures that must be followed when determining or redetermining municipal boundaries, as well as when municipalities are divided into wards.

08/10/2026

New R2 coin becomes legal tender in South Africa

The apartheid pass laws were some of the most reviled aspects of the system, used as a measure of control by the apartheid government to restrict and control the movement of black South Africans.