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Steenhuisen is a shoo-in as DA leader, but he needs help

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 12 Mar 2020

The biggest challenge for the next leader of the Democratic Alliance will be to get politicians like Mbali Ntuli onside

GDP is stuck in the doldrums

Article Thando Maeko - 6 Mar 2020

The latest economic figures and the effect of the coronavirus on the global economy are bad news for South Africa’s already tepid domestic growth outlook

Municipalities need youthful leaders

Analysis Sello Ivan Phahle - 21 Feb 2020

Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi shows the value of competent young leaders who prioritise accountability and challenge the status quo

A decade to achieve Vision 2030

Article Jackson Mthembu Author - 3 Jan 2020

The new year marks the countdown to reaching the goals set out in the development plan for the country

Strategic trends in Africa in 2019

Africa Faith Mabera - 6 Dec 2019

Economic growth is on the up, but so is debt; foreign powers are circling and democracy is retreating, but people power continues

GDP and the valium economy

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 6 Sep 2019

The numbers were up, by 3.1% from the first to second quarters, largely because Eskom kept the lights on

GDP still best indicator of wellbeing

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Jun 2019

New Zealand now has an alternative measure that’s less about money than people, but it may be missing the mark

Maiden Mboweni budget confirmed for Feb 20

Article Agency - 16 Jan 2019

Mboweni delivered the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement in October, a couple of weeks after Nhlanhla Nene resigned from the position

The macro tightrope

Article Tamsin Oxford - 9 Nov 2018

Balancing Zim's macro-economic environment to stimulate long-term growth

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Transforming Zimbabwe to a Private Sector-Led Economy

Article Tamsin Oxford - 9 Nov 2018

The policy and institutional reforms proposed will shift perceptions - and the economy

Bridging the financial divide

Article Tamsin Oxford - 26 Oct 2018

The South African financial sector can play a powerful role in driving economic inclusion

Public-private partnership benefits East London

Article Advertising Supplement - 20 Jul 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars invests 600-million pounds in expansion of East London plant

Emerging market boom skips SA

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Oct 2017

Foreign investors are dumping local equities, though an interest in bonds is helping out the treasury

Three reforms to boost SA’s economy

Article Claire Bisseker - 29 Sep 2017

Boosting skills, hiking investment and slashing transport and communication costs will help spark growth

Uncertainty is now SA’s ‘new normal’

Article Lynley Donnelly - 11 Aug 2017

Little economic headway will be made ahead of October’s budget policy statement, analysts say

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SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Specia Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

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special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

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The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

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Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

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Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs

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Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

The new, drive-through sculpture exhibition brings to four the number of exhibitions of iconic African and South African art