As the deteriorating economic conditions threaten to ignite another bout of social upheaval, we should consider our options for a co-ordinated blaze
The utility’s R400 billion debt has fed into the country’s 15-year energy crisis and low growth potential, which has been identified as a key credit weakness
The government has struggled to claw back business confidence after the state capture years.
With the economy in crisis, worsened by load-shedding, the fiscus must be more responsive
Growth in the third quarter is encouraging, but analysts have cautioned against viewing the data as a sign of the economy’s improved health
On a month-on-month basis retail trade sales decreased for the fourth consecutive month showing that consumers are still cash-strapped
‘The worst is yet to come,’ the IMF said about the global economy this week. But, for now at least, South Africa’s inflation looks to be subsiding
The industrial action is the latest in a series of economy-hitting upsets for the state logistics company
Borrowers face another 75 basis point repo rate hike this week, as inflation looks to stay uncomfortably high
South Africa’s jobless rate is one of the highest in the world — and bringing it down significantly could take years
With high prices continuing to bear down on consumers the world over, leaders who fail to bring inflation to heel could face a reckoning
Consumer inflation surged again, after piercing the South African Reserve Bank’s ceiling for the first time in five years
Most respondents to a DebtBusters survey are anxious or uneasy about the state of their finances
It could prove difficult for government to loosen its grip on the public purse, but economists say the current extraordinary circumstances require intervention
The higher producer prices come after consumer inflation also bucked consensus expectations
Producer price inflation reached 13.1% in April, marking the highest print since 2012
Inflation has breached the ceiling of the Reserve Bank’s target range for the first time in more than five years
High food and fuel prices have prompted trade unions to make bigger wage demands, which will exert upward pressure on longer-term inflation
Consumer inflation is expected to remain close to the central bank’s 6% ceiling, amid war-induced oil price rally
The oil giant’s chief executive flagged the consequences of the West’s moves to disentangle itself from Moscow’s energy system
The threat of a major war in Europe has kept global financial markets on tenterhooks
As the ANC’s Youth League leader, Julius Malema spooked investors a decade ago by popularising calls to nationalise the mines
The volume of new mortgage applications reached multi-year highs amid record low interest rates
Elevated inflation has become a stubborn feature of the global economy’s recovery from the Covid-19 slump and central banks have been forced to react
Critics have said the repo rate hike will jeopardise already sluggish economic growth, but others say the gradual increase will have little effect
Global inflation has surprised on the upside, which may factor into whether the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee decides to raise the interest rate on Thursday
The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk
Service-delivery issues, procurement inefficiencies and cadre deployment continue to plague municipalities, according to the Bureau for Economic Research
July’s violence and looting dealt a blow to business confidence
The bank’s chief risk officer says banks can’t stand on the sidelines of the climate crisis debate
In South Africa, a strong trade surplus, buoyed by robust commodity prices, will cushion our economy against pressure arising from US policy
The economy grew for the fourth consecutive quarter, but the country is playing catch-up to its peers