Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Mining Indaba, the president emphasised that work is underway to unlock investment
		
	 
	
		
		The industry has struggled in the face of energy and logistics constraints, but signs of progress have stirred cautious optimism
		
	 
	
		
		Ten years after its adoption, the government has failed to achieve the targets set out in the National Development Plan. Looming spending cuts will render the NDP even more futile
		
	 
	
		
		The turmoil, which some say was inevitable given aggressive hiking cycles, exposes the dependency of advanced economies on cheap credit
		
	 
	
		
		Economist don’t expect an upgrade anytime soon, but the country is in a better position to claw back its investment grade rating
		
	 
	
		
		Borrowers face another 75 basis point repo rate hike this week, as inflation looks to stay uncomfortably high
		
	 
	
		
		South Africa’s jobless rate is one of the highest in the world — and bringing it down significantly could take years
		
	 
	
		
		With high prices continuing to bear down on consumers the world over, leaders who fail to bring inflation to heel could face a reckoning
		
	 
	
		
		Inflation has breached the ceiling of the Reserve Bank’s target range for the first time in more than five years
		
	 
	
		
		The threat of a major war in Europe has kept global financial markets on tenterhooks
		
	 
	
		
		Critics have said the repo rate hike will jeopardise already sluggish economic growth, but others say the gradual increase will have little effect
		
	 
	
		
		Economists predict the finance minister will speak about the basic income grant, the effect of the July riots on the fiscus, and bailouts
		
	 
	
		
		In South Africa, a strong trade surplus, buoyed by robust commodity prices, will cushion our economy against pressure arising from US policy
		
	 
	
		
		The economy grew for the fourth consecutive quarter, but the country is playing catch-up to its peers
		
	 
	
		
		The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn
		
	 
	
		
		It is becoming clear SA needs a BIG, as many ANC cabinet members, opposition parties and experts agree. But there is still dissent from some quarters