Extreme weather events are a key risk to insurers as the climate crisis threatens to ratchet up the price of cover
A report by treasury and the World Bank estimated the average funding gap for financing disaster response in South Africa at R2.3 billion
As consumers and businesses reel from tough conditions, insurers have expressed uncertainty over whether there is room for growth
The government has struggled to claw back business confidence after the state capture years.
Analysts were expecting far more modest GDP growth, considering the mixed bag of economic data for the third quarter
Nokwazi Mbambo watched her life wash away in April, and little has changed six months later. The climate change induced floods destroyed her home
The protector of the suspended public protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, was targeted by a retired American colonel
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
Government’s assistance comes too slowly for those left without a roof
The country has struggled to recover jobs after Covid-19’s economic onslaught
In a split decision, the bank’s monetary policy committee increased the repo rate, which affects the cost of borrowing, by 75 basis points
The province lives with the constant threat of renewed political violence
The deluge in KwaZulu-Natal put learning under strain but ECD practitioners are overcoming the difficulties
The ability of informal traders to absorb any more shocks — suchas the fuel price hike — has reached zero
But forecasters are expecting the jobless rate to stay elevated, as load-shedding and inflation take their toll
The Covid-19 state of disaster response proved how quickly a government can act when it needs to
Bill moves towards the all-of-government approach required to mount effective climate response, but there are concerns that it is ‘toothless’
Rebuild efforts have been mired in concerns about looting, but it could provide a much-needed stimulus to a crisis-hit province
Public disclosure of Covid-19 contracts exposed looting of emergency funds
The decades of tales of corruption and maladministration has brought us to a place where we simply cannot trust the state’s capacity to work
Ships are going in and out of the harbour and and the backlog of 8 000 to 9 000 containers is expected to be cleared in the next five to six days
Big industries and governments are not acting fast enough to prevent climate change, with disastrous consequences