New research has hinted at what South Africa could achieve if it makes the right moves at the right time.
Capital investment, improved infrastructure and innovation will give the sector a needed jump-start to rejuvenate the economy.
The weak rand and lack of rain are increasing farmers’ input costs, which will largely be passed on in the form of an increase in food prices.
Eskom’s 99 days of load-shedding have limited mining and manufacturing output, causing the economy to behave as if it has ‘lost a major industry’.
The state will focus on inward opportunities to grow the economy by 3% by 2019, but critics say Zuma is "deluded" and his plans "flights of fancy".
Beijing stock market’s wild gyrations have heightened fears about the financial stability of the world’s second biggest economy.
Though gold is still South Africa’s top export, it has slipped from being the world’s biggest producer in 2006 and is now in sixth position.
The friction between different schools of socialist thinking has produced more light than heat for South Africa.
This week we heard reports that the rand had breached the psychological level of R12.50 to the dollar and R19.22 to the pound. What does it all mean?
Analysts don’t believe that an end to the violence will be enough to revive the economy, especially if Pierre Nkurunziza is re-elected as president.
Reading the International Monetary Fund’s half-yearly global financial stability review feels similar to watching smoking volcanoes.
A divided Cosatu spells a bleak outlook for economic stability. For both the public and private sectors, there will be no winner.
Things remain stable, assures rating agency Standard & Poor’s – at least for the time being.
The newly ruling Greek party has had to back down for now but it is preparing for a fight with serious consequences.
Zuma said the historical legacy of a racially-structured economy needs to be tackled as it’s hampering transformation.
Average annual loss of $12.2-billion pegs SA with the world’s top 10 high outflow sufferers.
South Africa’s latest manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) report will dominate the domestic data docket.
The Constitution is contested terrain, but the ANC’s progressive, principled voice is mute. Cyril Ramaphosa should resign or speak up now.
The Reserve Bank’s final rates decision of the year and October’s inflation report are the big items on South Africa’s economic calendar this week.
The Orania volkstaat is booming but equal opportunity favours the entrepreneurs and those who have made it on the outside.
This week SA will be dealing with power outages and Americans will head to the polls for the country’s mid-term elections. Here’s your guide.
This week is expected to see the end of the Federal Reserve’s daring asset purchase programme.
South Africa and the US are expected to announce their latest employment statistics while China’s manufacturing update will be closely watched.
Investor interest is likely to centre on PMI reports in China and Europe. Both sets of reports may be disappointing. Here is your guide.
The Monetary Policy Committee’s says it was mindful of the anaemic state of the economy when deciding to leave rates unchanged.
A second wave of reforms is needed to sustain the success of India, Brazil and SA.
The ANC has called on South Africans to help grow the economy after ratings agency Fitch changed its outlook on SA’s credit rating to negative.
Economists insist that, despite troubling figures, a recession is unlikely.
SA’s economic slowdown is "domestically driven", says Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus, adding that the country holds the solutions to the problems.
As policymakers announce rate decisions across Africa, SA’s Reserve Bank will release its June Monetary Policy Review.
As South Africans get ready to vote this week, the European Central Bank and Bank of England will announce their latest policy decisions.
The ANC is pushing to change the material conditions in which the majority of South Africans live