Experts emphasise that South Africa is a net exporter and there is enough food for us all
The travel restrictions will allow South Africa to turn back passengers arriving from areas affected by Covid-19 that are deemed high risk
Money from the national disaster management fund will be used to fight the spread of the coronavirus and funds from other departments could be used as well
South Africa was well-placed for the 2008 crisis. But R3.18-trillion debt and low growth hamper its ability to limit the economic effects of Covid-19
Negotiators are scrambling to meet the July 1 deadline for the world’s second-biggest trading agreement, which could boost continental trade
South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors are predicted to be down for the first quarter of 2020 because of low demand from China
The country’s economy grew by only 0.2% in 2019, after it experienced contractions in both the third and fourth quarter
Despite the government’s announcement of a R30-billion sovereign wealth fund, analysts are questioning its utility in a time of increasing debt
The fund chairperson says while they may consider Cosatu’s plan to use state pensions to bail out Eskom, the deal has to be within its ambit
Finance minister warns “we cannot have all things we want at the same time” and tables cuts in things like the public wage bill in a R1.84 trillion budget