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July unrest

Give us land, we will vote for you, Phoenix residents tell Malema
Politics
/ 17 May 2024

Give us land, we will vote for you, Phoenix residents tell Malema

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader criticised the NHI Act, arguing that the government was outsourcing its responsibility

By Lizeka Tandwa
Department of Finance
Cabinet Report Cards 2023
/ 22 December 2023

Department of Finance

The journey to full-blown austerity is marked by changes to an economy presided over by a government adrift

By Sarah Smit
Government budgets for natural disasters
Business
/ 1 November 2023

Government budgets for natural disasters

A report by treasury and the World Bank estimated the average funding gap for financing disaster response in South Africa at R2.3 billion

By Sarah Smit
Governance battles hit Gauteng’s economy
Business
/ 24 April 2023

Governance battles hit Gauteng’s economy

Hit by the pandemic, unrest and load-shedding, the province’s economy has suffered a chronic decline

By Sarah Smit
Income strain weighs on financial sector
Business
/ 19 March 2023

Income strain weighs on financial sector

As consumers and businesses reel from tough conditions, insurers have expressed uncertainty over whether there is room for growth

By Sarah Smit
Little fires everywhere as SA comes to terms with economic decline
Opinion
/ 14 March 2023

Little fires everywhere as SA comes to terms with economic decline

As the deteriorating economic conditions threaten to ignite another bout of social upheaval, we should consider our options for a co-ordinated blaze

By Sarah Smit
Ramaphosa’s economy remains a work in progress
Business
/ 3 February 2023

Ramaphosa’s economy remains a work in progress

The government has struggled to claw back business confidence after the state capture years.

By Sarah Smit
Data shows that service delivery protests will increase, intensify in 2023
National
/ 2 February 2023

Data shows that service delivery protests will increase, intensify in 2023

Electricity was the biggest cause and driver of service delivery protests in 2022

By Eunice Masson
A too-tight budget hurts more than just Eskom
Opinion
/ 14 December 2022

A too-tight budget hurts more than just Eskom

With the economy in crisis, worsened by load-shedding, the fiscus must be more responsive

By Sarah Smit
South Africa’s social fabric is at breaking point
Opinion
/ 14 September 2022

South Africa’s social fabric is at breaking point

Continuity and adaptability are critical for the achievement of an inclusive society, a report by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation finds

By Jan Hofmeyr
GDP contracts as SA’s sluggish economy embarks on a go-slow
Business
/ 6 September 2022

GDP contracts as SA’s sluggish economy embarks on a go-slow

Global dynamics and South Africa’s energy crisis will weigh on domestic growth for years to come. But green investment could, eventually, resuscitate the economy

By Sarah Smit
OECD: How South Africa can afford the R350 grant permanently
Business
/ 25 August 2022

OECD: How South Africa can afford the R350 grant permanently

In its economic survey, the OECD recommends increasing VAT or broadening the base of corporate and personal income taxes to pay for the grant

By Sarah Smit
Pressure builds as Enoch Godongwana forges on with fiscal consolidation
Business
/ 22 August 2022

Pressure builds as Enoch Godongwana forges on with fiscal consolidation

Enoch Godongwana is currently seized with preparations for the medium-term budget, which will give details on whether fiscal stability is still possible

By Sarah Smit
Politicians should fear more unrest
Editorial
/ 4 August 2022

Politicians should fear more unrest

The July 2021 unrest was shocking and many have since warned that those tensions could be easily reignited

By Editorial
KwaZulu-Natal sets ANC on the path of self-destruction
Opinion
/ 31 July 2022

KwaZulu-Natal sets ANC on the path of self-destruction

The province’s leaders are calling for mob rule and will try to convince their comrades at this weekend’s national policy conference to support their untenable position

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
Mahlobo moots more security spending to stabilise state
Politics
/ 30 July 2022

Mahlobo moots more security spending to stabilise state

The state’s capacity to counter threats, including those posed by immigration, must be strengthened, the former intelligence minister said at the ANC policy conference

By Emsie Ferreira
‘Tunisia Days’ ahead as inflation exerts political pressure
Business
/ 27 July 2022

‘Tunisia Days’ ahead as inflation exerts political pressure

With high prices continuing to bear down on consumers the world over, leaders who fail to bring inflation to heel could face a reckoning

By Sarah Smit
Few convictions despite thousands of arrests after July riots
National
/ 8 July 2022

Few convictions despite thousands of arrests after July riots

Police minister Cele says security forces are on guard against persistent threats of violence

By Eunice Masson
Teflon Cele has survived decades of tender allegations
Politics
/ 7 July 2022

Teflon Cele has survived decades of tender allegations

The minister has endured through a leasing scandal and factional wars in the police because the president can’t jettison the KwaZulu-Natal support base that he commands

By Emsie Ferreira
Actions must be taken to stop a repeat of the July 2021 unrest
Thought Leader
/ 7 July 2022

Actions must be taken to stop a repeat of the July 2021 unrest

The underlying causes of the riots persist and all it will take is a spark that could lead to further looting and violence

By Stuart Mbanyele
Relief: Government must guard SA’s poor against inflation’s assault
Business
/ 6 July 2022

Relief: Government must guard SA’s poor against inflation’s assault

It could prove difficult for government to loosen its grip on the public purse, but economists say the current extraordinary circumstances require intervention

By Sarah Smit
How spies shape South Africa’s political path
Politics
/ 2 July 2022

How spies shape South Africa’s political path

From Mbeki to Zuma to Ramaphosa, the facts and fictions of the intelligence networks have shadowed political players and settled power struggles

By Emsie Ferreira and Paddy Harper
A year after the riots, South Africa is a tinderbox waiting to be lit
Business
/ 1 July 2022

A year after the riots, South Africa is a tinderbox waiting to be lit

Some of the conditions in which the July unrest occurred have abated but others, such as the spiralling cost of living, have worsened

By Sarah Smit
Cost of living: Informal sector pushed to ‘desperate situation’
Business
/ 6 June 2022

Cost of living: Informal sector pushed to ‘desperate situation’

The ability of informal traders to absorb any more shocks — suchas the fuel price hike — has reached zero

By Greg Ardé
What is at the root of white anxiety in post-apartheid South Africa?
Opinion
/ 22 May 2022

What is at the root of white anxiety in post-apartheid South Africa?

Some white people think any discussion of racism or its legacy is an attempt to shame or condemn them for the ‘sin’ of their whiteness

By Andile Zulu
OPINION| Wretched zones of the damned in South Africa
Opinion
/ 1 May 2022

OPINION| Wretched zones of the damned in South Africa

Durban and the eThekwini region was in decline – fuelled by corruption and political killings – before the deadly floods sank it

By Hugo ka Canham
KZN flood ‘rebuild’ could offer  much-needed economic stimulus
Business
/ 28 April 2022

KZN flood ‘rebuild’ could offer much-needed economic stimulus

Rebuild efforts have been mired in concerns about looting, but it could provide a much-needed stimulus to a crisis-hit province

By Sarah Smit
Businesses count the cost of devastating KwaZulu-Natal floods
Business
/ 13 April 2022

Businesses count the cost of devastating KwaZulu-Natal floods

Companies are having to deal with operational and supply-chain disruptions that come less than nine months after the riots in July.

By Sarah Smit
Failing local government systems: Alexandra’s perpetual affliction
National
/ 16 March 2022

Failing local government systems: Alexandra’s perpetual affliction

To turn the tide against malfunction in the public service, a radical shift towards habits that initiate a culture of care and interrelatedness is needed

By Philile Ntuli
SA’s economy is still 1.8% smaller than before Covid-19
Business
/ 8 March 2022

SA’s economy is still 1.8% smaller than before Covid-19

The country’s economy shrank by 6.4% in 2020 but real GDP increased by 4.9% in 2021

By Sarah Smit
Ramaphosa pulls trigger, fires police commissioner Sitole
National
/ 25 February 2022

Ramaphosa pulls trigger, fires police commissioner Sitole

National police commissioner Khehla Sitole, who’s had a tense standoff with police minister Bheki Cele, has been shown the door

By Lizeka Tandwa
Former Gauteng acting top cop had ‘no early warning indicating mass unrest’
National
/ 22 February 2022

Former Gauteng acting top cop had ‘no early warning indicating mass unrest’

On Tuesday Tommy Mthombeni told the SAHRC hearings into the July riots that the SAPS was understaffed, and under pressure

By Phakamisa Mayaba
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