MAIL & GUARDIAN: Business

The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that there is not a part of our lives that will not be affected by the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.

Tshegofatso Mathe spoke to people in the South African business world about structural racism in our economy, and what must be done to overcome it

The party released its plan for the reconstruction of the country’s post-coronavirus economy on Friday. This would involve changes to Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act

Allegations from both sides tumble out in court papers

Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel has failed to intervene at the South African National Accreditation System since being made aware of alleged board inteference last November

Public-private partnerships and big infrastructure builds have been suggested as ways to boost South Africa’s flagging economy. Another option to consider is green bonds, which would also help achieve climate crisis goals

The struggling power utility has updated Parliament on investigations into contracts where more than R4-billion was lost in overpayments

State bodies shielding workers have been weakened by budget cuts and high demands

The fund has been selling assets to make Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme payouts

Stats SA’s latest GDP figures show the country’s economy has shrunk 2% in the first quarter of 2020

After just three months of lockdown, more than 100 000 workers could lose their jobs

Snarl-ups at the Unemployment Insurance Fund and bosses not assisting employees worsens people’s suffering

The finance minister has found money for the Covid crisis, but the cupboard is bare and he warns that a fiscal crisis is possible in 2024

The economy is in a depressed state, and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has called for cautious use of the country’s finances to avert plunging into a sovereign debt crisis

The finance minister will cut departments’ allocations according to their cloth as one measure, and savings will have been made from underspend during the lockdown

The economic crisis triggered by the pandemic has laid bare longstanding deficiencies in labour rights around the world

Moloko Phakedi plans to fight the decision. Again. The Food and Allied Workers Union says it will continue its inquiry into the R19-million written off in the union’s investment wing

International and regional finance institutions such as the World Bank, the IMF and the AfDB have provided emergency assistance, but there still remains a funding gap to effectively fight Covid-19