Ricardo Hausmann
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ArcelorMittal and the story of SA’s deindustrialisation
The steelmaker’s privatisation was the death knell for the country’s manufacturing industry This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account…
Mini-budget raises questions about SA’s growth prospects
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has emphasised the need to address supply-side constraints, such as the country’s energy and logistics crises
Economic growth isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
It is easy to become fixated on growth, even when it holds little promise of a better life for all — and has fed the climate crisis
‘SA is heading towards another lost decade’
Last month’s budget was positive about the trajectory of the economy but near-term growth projection are only slightly higher than during South Africa’s darkest years