Structural forces mean emerging economies can’t offer the necessary Covid-19 fiscal-relief packages
The lockdown has prevented public consultations and parliamentary committee meetings on the commercial use of marijuana and hemp
Health, debt and hunger are huge threats to the continent’s stability
Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis was a textbook example of what not to do, you will have to do it all differently
Especially in a country like South Africa with its huge inequalities, a digital divide and teacher unions
Founder Robyn Keyser chats to us about how she and her utilitarian fashion brand are surviving the lockdown
The next phase of the government’s economic strategy, which will be announced ‘soon’, is expected to detail plans to recover from the crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic
South Africa has made some progress in the move to cleaner energy, but at 106 out of 115 countries on the energy transition index there’s clearly much room for improvement
The global nature of modern trade is a vulnerability, but it will also be a valuable tool to aid in our recovery
What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum
The easing of SA’s lockdown means more than 40% of the workforce will be back at work, but if Covid-19 cases go up the lockdown will intensify again
Restrictions to vary by province and district, depending on infection rate and ability of health care system
The president’s R500-billion economic package offers a new deal for desperate South Africans across the class divide
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to announce the government’s long-awaited economic stimulus plan to deal with the effects of Covid-19. The key will be getting loans for a stimulus without ‘selling’ the country.
We cannot implement any recommendations without an overarching council to oversee it
Treasury says the credit ratings downgrade “could not have come at a worse time”, as country enters a 21-day Covid-19 lockdown with little money saved up
As the Karoo hopes for an end to its worst drought in a generation, the region’s history may hold important lessons for its future
Emerging market equities are generally inexpensive — and, by some measures, quite attractive — relative to equity and bond markets globally.
In subjecting ourselves so readily to predictive data, we ignore the commercial interests involved at our peril
SA’s economic prospects have declined rapidly since Feburary, with Eskom being one of the biggest drains. It’s time for some difficult choices
The influx of foreign capital into emerging markets can create a boom-bust cycle
While sales in affluent suburbs are lacklustre, sales at the lower end of the property market are starting to sparkle
Mnangagwa, 76, who took over from long-time autocrat Robert Mugabe, went into the July 30 2018 elections vowing to revive Zimbabwe’s sickly economy
The climate crisis is creating significant opportunities for small, green businesses to break into the energy, water and food sectors
Local markets may enjoy a spell of post-election Ramaphoria, but the president now faces an uphill battle in truly fixing the broken economy
The immediate cause of the economic crisis that brought many thousands of Sudanese onto the streets lay in the structure of the economy itself
The warning will throw a shadow over the next round of talks, with a delegation from Beijing due in Washington this week
The title of Maimane’s speech is ‘Let us vote for our hopes, not our fears’
‘We are a country where democracy extends beyond the ballot. We live politics. It is our national conversation topic of choice and our soapie’
The ANC can’t take hard decisions about the economy and other parties don’t need to because they won’t win
South Africa’s economy fell into a technical recession in the first half of 2018
Having long failed to establish a stable political system, the government of President al-Bashir has presided over a prolonged economic crisis