The public protector has been exposed as incompetent after trying to meddle with the constitutional mandate of the country’s central bank.
The economy has been rocked by news that it has slipped into a recession after its GDP declined 0.7% during the first quarter of 2017
International banks and companies will be much more reluctant to make loans to SA entities now that the country’s credit rating has been downgraded.
What impact will the upheaval inside the ANC and the general political sphere have in the economic arena?
It has become patently clear that no institution will be spared in the wave of state capture that is sweeping through the country.
That South Africa’s national airline is in a parlous state is no longer in dispute.
South Africa has toppled Nigeria and reclaimed its status as the largest economy in Africa.
Reaching middle class status and sustaining it into retirement is a major challenge. The key is to live within your means.
Academic Jannie Rossouw says that the president’s abrupt change of tack is evidence that his control of power is not as complete as was thought.
The South African economy has fallen on hard times and we need to think creatively about how to resolve the problem and create employment.