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Q&A Sessions: A focused recovery plan will guide us — Trudi Makhaya

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 19 Sep 2020

Trudi Makhaya, the president’s economic adviser, talks to Tshegofatso Mathe about her upbringing, favourite books, Covid-19 and solutions to get our country out of its economic stagnation, family, reading, books, literature

Eusebius McKaiser: Arguments to challenge your inner racist

Opinion Eusebius McKaiser - 9 Sep 2020

These three common responses to racism must be deconstructed until something ... clicks

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Towards a people’s economics of education

Opinion Ashley Visagie - 12 Aug 2020

Reopening of schools seems to be less about the teachers, parents and students and more about desperate attempts to rescue our failing and unsustainable capitalist economy

Thandika Mkandawire: A tree for African intellectuals to lean on and consult

Africa Carlos Lopes - 1 May 2020

Professor Thandika Mkandawire, the Malawian economist, passed away in late March. Influential African intellectuals,...

Covid-19 pandemic: An opportunity to press the reset button on capitalism?

Article Bert Olivier - 27 Apr 2020

Human greed has brought us to the brink of societal collapse. It is time for a student-led revolution to promote a transition to a new economic system

Just what is ‘economics for Africa’?

Article Seán Mfundza Muller - 15 Feb 2019

A relevant economics curriculum should include different schools of thought and students must learn to engage with these in a critical way

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The African Review of Economics and Finance Conference 2018

Article Advertorial Feature - 6 Sep 2018

Africa’s inequality gap has stubbornly remained

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

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Floating the naira knocks a chunk off Nigeria’s GDP as economists predict volatility

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jun 2016

Unpegging the currency from the dollar may also prompt a dramatic spike in inflation.

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Economic week ahead: SA current account deficit

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Sep 2014

The rand may come under pressure, the US job market is expected to continue stabilising and London’s property boom appears to be fizzling.

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Economic week ahead: SA trade, Africa’s inflation

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Jun 2014

All eyes will be on China's PMI and a European Central Bank meeting while awaiting updates on SA's trade and African countries' inflation numbers.

Economic week ahead: Back to work

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jun 2014

The platinum strike's final kick and data releases from the US and Europe will head this week's economic news.

Economic week ahead: SA’s latest retail sales figures

Article Staff Reporter - 12 May 2014

South Africa's business confidence index readings and Stats SA's March retail sales figures are due out later this week.

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Economic week ahead: SA retail sales, China GDP

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Apr 2014

This week, Stats SA is due to release the country's latest retail figures, while China will report its growth figures. Here's the economic week ahead.

Help students challenge economics

Article Ismail Lagardien Comment - 7 Mar 2014

Expose young minds to thinking that questions society's vast and enduring inequalities.

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