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
July unrest
Department of Finance
The journey to full-blown austerity is marked by changes to an economy presided over by a government adrift
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
Governance battles hit Gauteng’s economy
Hit by the pandemic, unrest and load-shedding, the province’s economy has suffered a chronic decline
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
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
Ramaphosa’s economy remains a work in progress
The government has struggled to claw back business confidence after the state capture years.
Data shows that service delivery protests will increase, intensify in 2023
Electricity was the biggest cause and driver of service delivery protests in 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
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
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
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
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
Politicians should fear more unrest
The July 2021 unrest was shocking and many have since warned that those tensions could be easily reignited
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
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
‘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
Few convictions despite thousands of arrests after July riots
Police minister Cele says security forces are on guard against persistent threats of violence
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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