Growth figures were a surprising 4.8% for the first quarter but most would be forgiven for wondering where exactly this growth is coming from.
How people are experiencing the economy is very different from the economic figures.
The rand fell more than 1,7% to a three-week low against the dollar on Wednesday as Europe’s debt problems kept investors wary of risk.
A strange tale about a company that is doing more than changing how Namibians get their healthcare — it’s inspiring burgeoning entrepreneurs.
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/ 14 January 2011
We can’t predict the future — but Plexus Asset Management’s Paul Stewart gives it a bash, anyway.
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/ 14 December 2010
The number of people employed in South Africa’s non-agricultural sectors increased by 0,2% in the third quarter compared with the second quarter.
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/ 5 December 2010
Qatar’s stock market index surged on Sunday, the first trading day after the Gulf state won the bid to host the 2022 football World Cup.
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/ 22 November 2010
Ireland has agreed to minimise, merge or sell its banks as part of a European Union-International Monetary Fund bail out.
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/ 17 November 2010
South African grocery chain Spar Group posted a 29% rise in full-year profit as lower interest rates and economic recovery slowly boost consumer demand.
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/ 18 October 2010
Why people are ready to spend on cars but not clothes.
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/ 6 September 2010
A study using 30 years of data shows there is no meaningful relationship between a weaker rand and a rise in South African manufacturing production.
It is up to each and every South African to make sure the World Cup delivers on its promise of prosperity, writes <b>Maya Fisher-French</b>
South Africa’s growth figures flummoxed the economists, but it seems every silver lining has a cloud.
Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold as inflation abates and the economy recovers.
The private credit extension figures released last week show that over indebted consumers are staying away from taking on further debt.
Economist <b>Dawie Roodt</b> takes a closer look at what is driving South Africa’s currency.
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/ 30 October 2009
His predecessor must have been all smiles as he listened to Pravin Gordhan deliver his maiden budget with sterling confidence.
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/ 30 October 2009
Soaring debt could mean serious discomfort for South Africa’s economy, writes Lynley Donnelly.
South Africa should not do away with inflation targeting, but there is room to reconsider the narrow target inflation band, say economists.
Bail-out promises for industry, whether well intentioned or politically expedient, have to be held up to the cold green light of cash.
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/ 9 February 2009
There was a time in the development of the present monetary system when you’d not accept a coin without biting it to check its authenticity.
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/ 26 January 2009
The IMF on Monday cautioned African economic policymakers to prepare a response to the economic threats gathering on the horizon.
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/ 14 November 2008
Pius Sawa visits the West Nile region to see how a good bean harvest or a goat can cover the school fees without money changing hands.
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/ 29 October 2008
Pakistan has sought an emergency bail-out from the International Monetary Fund.
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/ 19 September 2008
Read the second part of Zwelinzima Vavi’s economic manifesto, in which he looks ahead to economic policies geared towards SA’s future.
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/ 16 September 2008
South Africa’s economic freedom ranking has dropped five places in the past year to 54 out of 141 countries, according to a new report.
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/ 12 September 2008
The trade activity index picked up further in August 2008 to 46 after registering 43 in July, the SACCI said on Friday.
The balance between growth and exploitation is tenuous, writes Piet Naudé.
Our professionals groan when posted to Uganda, or Tanzania, or South Africa even — these people don’t work; they take long lunches; they don’t save.
SA’s retail sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in June, data showed on Wednesday, a further sign that consumers are feeling the pinch.
A Marxist novel written in 1929 has climbed to the top of Japan’s bestseller list.
There is a need for changes in the country’s economic policy, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Thursday.