Latest articles on Gross Domestic Product

Repo rate remains unchanged at 3.5%

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 21 Jan 2021

The South African Reserve Bank’s MPC has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged, at 3.5%, to let the actions it took last year trickle down into the economy

South Africa records impressive economic recovery

Business Sarah Smit - 8 Dec 2020

The country’s economy grew at an annualised rate of 66.1%, marking the strongest pace of expansion since at least 1993

Biodiversity is crucial for South Africa’s food security

Environment Isak B Oosthuizen - 1 Dec 2020

Farming must embrace sustainable, regenerative agriculture practices to secure our future

The price of violence: R145-billion

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 22 Nov 2020

The costs include expenditure on security, justice and health rather than on productive efforts, investment is driven away and psychological effects results in lower productivity

Tax the super rich and raise inflation to cut state debt, inequality and poverty

Opinion Marc Wegerif - 10 Nov 2020

The richest 10% of South Africans own over 85% of all private wealth and a once-off 25% tax would reduce government debt by more than half. Imagine what a five-year wealth tax could do

Patel: South Africa on target to attract R1.2-trillion in investments

Business Thando Maeko - 9 Nov 2020

The trade minister says the country is on track to reach more than R1-trillion worth of investments over five years, despite Covid-19 disruptions

State’s wage freeze sparks apoplexy

Business Thando Maeko & Tshegofatso Mathe - 29 Oct 2020

Public sector unions have cried foul over the government’s plan to freeze wages for three years and have vowed to fight back.

Mboweni plans to freeze public sector wage increases for the next three years

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 28 Oct 2020

The mid-term budget policy statement delivered by the finance minister proposes cutting all non-interest spending by R300-billion.

No need to worry about the mid-term budget being postponed, say economists

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 14 Oct 2020

Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni has asked for a week’s delay in presenting the medium term budget policy statement.

Further Reserve Bank repo rate cut unlikely this year

Business Thando Maeko - 2 Oct 2020

The central bank estimates that gross domestic product (GDP) to contract by 8.2% in 2020

Global job losses linger after lockdowns

Business Sarah Smit - 24 Sep 2020

Developing countries have been hit harder by the Covid-19 downturn than in past economic crises

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

Job seekers hit the pavement in hope and desperation

Coronavirus Lester Kiewit - 23 Jul 2020

About 3-million South Africans have lost their jobs during the lockdown. Lester Kiewit talks to people waiting for work on the side of the road in Cape Town

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

vital information

The Mail & Guardian’s essential coverage of the ongoing coronavirus crisis is free to read for everyone.

If you would like to support us, please consider taking out a subscription.

Press Releases

Special Reports

Latest articles on Gross Domestic Product

Repo rate remains unchanged at 3.5%

South Africa records impressive economic recovery

Biodiversity is crucial for South Africa’s food security

The price of violence: R145-billion

Tax the super rich and raise inflation to cut state debt, inequality and poverty

Patel: South Africa on target to attract R1.2-trillion in investments

State’s wage freeze sparks apoplexy

Mboweni plans to freeze public sector wage increases for the next three years

No need to worry about the mid-term budget being postponed, say economists

Further Reserve Bank repo rate cut unlikely this year

Global job losses linger after lockdowns

Covid wave brings second quarter slide

OECD urges SA to reform to recover from pandemic effects

Job seekers hit the pavement in hope and desperation

Repo rate falls to 3.5% — its lowest since 1998

vital information

Latest

Sounding the alarm on shack fire losses

How smuggled gold destined for Dubai or Singapore has links to France and Mali

Zuma, Zondo play the waiting game

Press Releases

Banks have a bigger role to play beyond extending finance

ACFTA should help cross-border traders

Changing corporate purpose is set to transform M&A decision-making in South Africa

Senior Programme Officer – Policy sought

Make Every Day Epic with Samsung Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21+

Towards a People’s Vaccine Campaign: A call to action

Welcome to the everyday epic: Watch Samsung Galaxy Unpacked here

Head of Finance and Operations, Grow Great campaign