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KwaZulu-Natal floods

Hail, floods and fires: Insurers in the eye of the storm
Business
/ 16 November 2023

Hail, floods and fires: Insurers in the eye of the storm

Extreme weather events are a key risk to insurers as the climate crisis threatens to ratchet up the price of cover

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
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
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
Economy bounces back after second quarter slump
Business
/ 6 December 2022

Economy bounces back after second quarter slump

Analysts were expecting far more modest GDP growth, considering the mixed bag of economic data for the third quarter

By Sarah Smit
COP27: KwaZulu-Natal flood victims’ fates were sealed years ago
The Green Guardian
/ 11 November 2022

COP27: KwaZulu-Natal flood victims’ fates were sealed years ago

Nokwazi Mbambo watched her life wash away in April, and little has changed six months later. The climate change induced floods destroyed her home

By Zano Kunene
Mkhwebane poison plot a zinger of a tale
Opinion
/ 4 November 2022

Mkhwebane poison plot a zinger of a tale

The protector of the suspended public protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, was targeted by a retired American colonel

By Paddy Harper
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
KZN flood victims struggle to rebuild homes
National
/ 25 August 2022

KZN flood victims struggle to rebuild homes

Government’s assistance comes too slowly for those left without a roof

By Bongeka Gumede
South Africa’s unemployment rate retreats again
Business
/ 23 August 2022

South Africa’s unemployment rate retreats again

The country has struggled to recover jobs after Covid-19’s economic onslaught

By Sarah Smit
Reserve Bank greenlights sharpest repo rate hike in almost two decades
Business
/ 21 July 2022

Reserve Bank greenlights sharpest repo rate hike in almost two decades

In a split decision, the bank’s monetary policy committee increased the repo rate, which affects the cost of borrowing, by 75 basis points

By Sarah Smit
Economic recovery and political instability challenges for KZN
Politics
/ 18 July 2022

Economic recovery and political instability challenges for KZN

The province lives with the constant threat of renewed political violence

By Paddy Harper
Early childhood development sector rises above flood
Education
/ 1 July 2022

Early childhood development sector rises above flood

The deluge in KwaZulu-Natal put learning under strain but ECD practitioners are overcoming the difficulties

By Candice Potgieter
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
Unemployment rate retreats to 34.5%
Business
/ 31 May 2022

Unemployment rate retreats to 34.5%

But forecasters are expecting the jobless rate to stay elevated, as load-shedding and inflation take their toll

By Sarah Smit
Mr President, we have another state of disaster, and it’s Eskom
Opinion
/ 23 May 2022

Mr President, we have another state of disaster, and it’s Eskom

The Covid-19 state of disaster response proved how quickly a government can act when it needs to

By Miguel da Silva
Climate change bill: ‘One of the most important draft laws to cross the desks of SA’s lawmakers’
The Green Guardian
/ 19 May 2022

Climate change bill: ‘One of the most important draft laws to cross the desks of SA’s lawmakers’

Bill moves towards the all-of-government approach required to mount effective climate response, but there are concerns that it is ‘toothless’

By Sheree Bega
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
Public scrutiny needed to stop KZN flood relief looting
National
/ 21 April 2022

Public scrutiny needed to stop KZN flood relief looting

Public disclosure of Covid-19 contracts exposed looting of emergency funds

By Paddy Harper
South Africans rapidly losing faith in the state
Opinion
/ 21 April 2022

South Africans rapidly losing faith in the state

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

By Editorial
Durban floods: Transnet’s focus shifts to rail damage
National
/ 19 April 2022

Durban floods: Transnet’s focus shifts to rail damage

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

By Sarah Smit
Hurtling towards climatic Armageddon
Opinion
/ 17 April 2022

Hurtling towards climatic Armageddon

Big industries and governments are not acting fast enough to prevent climate change, with disastrous consequences

By Farouk Araie

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