The industry wants excise tax relief amid declining sales and economic strain
Anxiety about governance failures stands to limit our options, just when we need an alternative direction the most
The ANC has made the call for more flexible monetary policy before, but has dithered in seeing it through
The ruling party has repeated its proposal to nationalise the central bank’s ownership and mandate, but says it must be done in a way that is conscious of costs
Investors will watch President Cyril Ramaphosa’s political fate closely, but the best outcome for the rest of us is that the factional battle exposes the ANC’s policy ambivalence
Investors will watch President Cyril Ramaphosa’s political fate closely, but the best outcome for the rest of us is that the factional battle exposes the ANC’s policy ambivalence
Covid-19 cast the economy adrift, but a less punishing new phase of the pandemic could set it back on track
The ratings agency warned that South Africa’s public finances could be affected if the government reacts to the riots by easing fiscal policy