In its latest essential food pricing monitoring report, the Competition Commission notes consumer prices were slow to come down despite easing inflation. Blame load-shedding?
The retail giant was known for his role in opposing apartheid-era labour restrictions. But as economic conditions became tough, so did Pick n Pay
Another round of spending cuts stand to shake the governing party’s already rickety foundations
The country’s biggest city will continue to grow as people seek jobs and a better life. But a ‘resentment’ towards urbanisation has prevented the government from unlocking its economic opportunities
With interest rates at a 14-year high, many South Africans have depleted their emergency savings
The improvement in confidence was helped by the change in attitude of affluent consumers, who were spooked by severe load-shedding and the Russian cargo ship debacle in the previous quarter
The retail group Ackerman founded described him as a ‘visionary South African’ in a statement released on Thursday
A boost to manufacturing and agriculture’s rebound has seen the country’s GDP expand 0.6% quarter-on-quarter
Newsrooms, like many workplaces around the country, are struggling — and we need to pay attention
The Reserve Bank governor said lower inflation gives central banks more room to respond to economic shocks