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Black Middle Class

South Africa must revive its industrial ambitions
Thought Leader
/ 7 June 2025

South Africa must revive its industrial ambitions

Black economic empowerment has been transformative but it needs to be revisited to broaden its pool of beneficiaries

By Ashley Nyiko Mabasa
Black middle class post-Covid: Largely unscathed, but still under pressure
Business
/ 23 September 2022

Black middle class post-Covid: Largely unscathed, but still under pressure

South Africa’s black middle class has a spending power of R400-billion per year, research study finds

By Sarah Smit
Stop squeezing the middle class
Opinion
/ 24 February 2021

Stop squeezing the middle class

As we prepare to listen to another tough budget speech, it is time to recognise the vital but neglected role played by this strata in modern South Africa

By Akhona Xotyeni
When entrepreneurship self-help isn’t enough
Article
/ 29 August 2019

When entrepreneurship self-help isn’t enough

By presenting poverty as a choice, self-help books fail to address social inequality

By Khanya Mtshali
Kwesta’s snapshot of home
Article
/ 26 January 2018

Kwesta’s snapshot of home

Overtly reflective and intensely rousing, the visuals for ‘Spirit’ serve as far more than just a music video

By Staff Reporter
State capture fails the black middle class
Analysis
/ 22 June 2017

State capture fails the black middle class

The skills gained in public institutions should be providing a springboard into the private sector

By Jason Musyoka
It’s not black and white in SA – it’s the working classes and the middle classes
Analysis
/ 7 September 2016

It’s not black and white in SA – it’s the working classes and the middle classes

Politicians need to take heed of the protest of August 3 – when the black bourgeoisie rebelled.

By Jason Musyoka
Letters to the editor: May 27 to June 2 2016
Article
/ 27 May 2016

Letters to the editor: May 27 to June 2 2016

Readers write in about the black middle class, and food parcels.

By Letters
Class divisions multiply, but don’t add up
Article
/ 18 May 2016

Class divisions multiply, but don’t add up

We like putting people into their little boxes, but South Africans are way too tricksy to stay put, writes Rebecca Davis.

By Staff Reporter
Letters to the editor: April 29 to May 5 2016
Article
/ 2 May 2016

Letters to the editor: April 29 to May 5 2016

Readers write in about Jeff Rudin and race, the immaculate conception, the use of the word ‘marijuana’ instead of ‘dagga’, and the use of expletives.

By Letters
SA’s ferocious fast food appetite
Article
/ 11 April 2016

SA’s ferocious fast food appetite

In the face of waning incomes, rising food prices and a weak and volatile currency, the takeaway market is growing.

By Thalia Holmes
ANC woos black middle class
Article
/ 31 March 2016

ANC woos black middle class

Ahead of local government elections the party is calling on a team of professionals and academics to help it regain votes in Gauteng.

By Staff Reporter
Bourgeois delusions get my goat
Article
/ 21 December 2015

Bourgeois delusions get my goat

Call me a grumpy white male, but we are harping on about decolonisation while new elites feast on the state and gobble power.

By Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
History has poisoned the fruits of the black middle class
Article
/ 27 August 2015

History has poisoned the fruits of the black middle class

We have yet to grasp fully what it means to be black and middle class, writes Thabang Sefalafala.

By Staff Reporter
Why is it difficult to be black and ‘middle class’?
Analysis
/ 7 November 2013

Why is it difficult to be black and ‘middle class’?

It’s not just a question of wealth, but of how people define themselves in relation to their community, write Grace Khunou and Detlev Krige.

By Staff Reporter
McDonald’s to Bugaboo gain from South Africa’s black middle class
Article
/ 21 June 2013

McDonald’s to Bugaboo gain from South Africa’s black middle class

The middle class continues to grow, and could well become the saviour of the South African economy.

By Staff Reporter
March of the black middle class has promising spin-offs
Article
/ 3 May 2013

March of the black middle class has promising spin-offs

The black middle class has grown from strength to strength and, as a result of doubling in size in the past decade, it has made its mark on sectors.

By Staff Reporter
The black-belt economy kicks in
Article
/ 3 May 2013

The black-belt economy kicks in

It may not be immediately obvious, but South Africa’s burgeoning black middle class is the country’s largest driver of growth.

By Staff Reporter

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