As austerity batters public universities, fly by night institutions leave students in the lurch
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The old trade winds are blowing again and we must take notice, writes editor-in-chief Ron Derby
The world is changing and alliances shifting which presents opportunities for the continent if the citizenry is engaged
With most of the NDP targets way off the mark, our fiscal path defers the NDP goals by another decade, if we are lucky, while an incapable state will spell its death
We live in a system doing the exact opposite of what it was designed for
In the real world, diplomacy is driven by economic interests
In all the bickering that we’ve been through over the past five years, from the long-running saga about the competence of former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to this week’s parliamentary hearings into André de Ruyter’s allegations of corruption at Eskom, it feels as if we aren’t making progress in dealing with the structural fault lines in our country
The head of the central bank urged the government to stay committed to structural reforms, especially with regard to logistics and electricity
The sugar industry’s struggle tells a bigger story of the risks of South Africa’s deindustrialisation
There’s not just one person to blame for decades of mismanagement of an electricity crisis that was made known some 25 years ago
Other factors are inflation and interest rate hikes while load-shedding has affected key sectors
As SA’s democracy heads towards 30 years, we need to critically assess what needs to be done differently to become Madiba’s miracle nation
Foreign direct investment will not create enough jobs to resolve the unemployment crisis
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The government must invest in its people and infrastructure to stimulate the economy
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Solving our electricity crisis is set to become more difficult as the world now faces power shortages. We aren’t the only game in town
The government has had many plans to boost the economy since 1994 but none have achieved their targets
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The first-quarter economic growth was attributed to growth in eight industries, according to Statistics SA’s data
It’s not sustainable for every employed person to support three others, analysts say
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Appropriate policy, supported by a social compact by labour, business, communities and the government, can maximise the opportunities of the just transition
At its core, the social compact approach calls for increased co-operation and trust between business, labour, community and the government for the betterment of South Africa
How much more time does the ANC have before losing the country? It’s the question of the next decade, or for the next two years, as the 2024 general election looms.
Despite our dalliances with the “end of the world” narratives, we are still here.
When the ANC introduced the Amendment Bill, it must have been apparent it would lose, having failed to secure an agreement with any other party beforehand
Eskom has had 11 chief executives and countless board changes in 10 years, and its condition remains just as critical. Will another reshuffle make a difference?
Inadequate electricity supply and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic remain a binding constraint on economic recovery in the near term, says the treasury
The Democratic Alliance tabled its ‘alternative’ medium-term budget with its own projections, ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwane’s maiden budget on Thursday
The 2020 Child Gauge is calling for a clear commitment from the government to end the “slow violence of malnutrition” faced by children
The country’s social fibre is under strain and one cannot help but feel that something will have to give
To move out of South Africa’s economic funk, Ramaphosa is prioritising the materialisation of pledges made at the previous investment conferences.
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
Our economy may have doubled since 1994, but this growth has not trickled down to improve the livelihoods of the majority of South Africans
Investors come to a balanced fund because they want growth