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Colin Coleman: Beyond the ‘two-speed’ society

Opinion Colin Coleman - 9 Sep 2020

A 10-point plan for streamlining South Africa’s economy

Covid wave brings second quarter slide

Business Tshegofatso Mathe & Thando Maeko - 6 Sep 2020

The gross domestic product numbers are likely to be gloomy, but the economy is not at ground zero

OECD urges SA to reform to recover from pandemic effects

Business Thando Maeko - 31 Jul 2020

The OECD predicts a 7.5% contraction in South Africa’s GDP, with an 8.2% contraction if a second wave of Covid-19 is not avoided

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Repo rate falls to 3.5% — its lowest since 1998

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 23 Jul 2020

Repo rate drops to 3.5% as Reserve Bank predicts a 7.3% contraction in South Africa’s GDP

South Africa’s GDP contracts 2%, entrenches recession

Business Thando Maeko - 30 Jun 2020

Stats SA’s latest GDP figures show the country’s economy has shrunk 2% in the first quarter of 2020

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SA’s economy expected to contract by 7.2% in 2020

Business Tshegofatso Mathe & Thando Maeko - 24 Jun 2020

The economy is in a depressed state, and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has called for cautious use of the country’s finances to avert plunging into a sovereign debt crisis

Mboweni to further tighten the belt in his budget

Business Thando Maeko & Tshegofatso Mathe - 23 Jun 2020

The finance minister will cut departments’ allocations according to their cloth as one measure, and savings will have been made from underspend during the lockdown

Africa can build back better after Covid-19

Africa Amina J Mohammed - 27 May 2020

The continent’s interconnectedness is what will be its catalyst for recovery

Covid-19 stimulus plan won’t protect informal economy

Article Linda Christensen - 24 Apr 2020

The sector is incredibly vulnerable but has largely been overlooked in government’s neal attempts to deal with our current crisis

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Ramaphosa announces R500-billion Covid-19 package for South Africa

Article Beauregard Tromp & Sipho Kings - 21 Apr 2020

President announces an ‘extraordinary coronavirus budget’ with R20-billion for healthcare and spending on the pandemic equal to 10% of national GDP

Incentivise the adoption of 4IR technologies

Article Tshilidzi Marwala - 29 Mar 2020

With great rewards for bringing new technologies into different sectors will come great opportunities for South Africa’s economy

Coronavirus and the economy: We didn’t prepare for tough times

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 12 Mar 2020

South Africa was well-placed for the 2008 crisis. But R3.18-trillion debt and low growth hamper its ability to limit the economic effects of Covid-19

GDP is stuck in the doldrums

Article Thando Maeko - 6 Mar 2020

The latest economic figures and the effect of the coronavirus on the global economy are bad news for South Africa’s already tepid domestic growth outlook

Tourism must be leveraged to grow South Africa’s economy

Article Sisa Ntshona - 4 Mar 2020

The tourism sector adds unique value to the economy and overall development of the country and this should be further built upon

South Africa’s economy plunges into a recession

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 3 Mar 2020

The country’s economy grew by only 0.2% in 2019, after it experienced contractions in both the third and fourth quarter

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The tender that keeps on giving

Athandiwe Saba - 18 Sep 2020

A battle between three North West departments has exposed how a firm was paid half a billion rand (and counting) for a R122-million contract

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SANDF mum on serial rapist claim

Sabelo Skiti - 17 Sep 2020

An internal report on sexual offences at a military academy says the defence force failed a deceased rape victim and has called for an internal investigation

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SA’s level best: Welcome to the new normal

Lester Kiewit - 17 Sep 2020

It’s a lifestyle that South Africans will have to maintain as the country navigates an almost post-lockdown situation in which the coronavirus remains very alive and active

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Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

Special Reports

Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

Special Reports

Recyling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

Special Reports

Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working

Special Reports

POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

special reports - 16 Sep 2020

Companies that get proactive about compliance are creating huge strategic advantages for themselves — they are able to reduce operational costs

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CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’

Special Reports

Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges

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JSE lists two new global ETFs

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

'Impact investing has become increasingly topical and for us to provide investors with access to sustainable investment options is a key focus'