Local companies have raised a record amount of capital, boosted by mergers, acquisitions and rights offers.
The first of these that will restore the country’s competitive advantage is to get rid of No 1.
A labour market report released by the Solidarity Research Institute on Tuesday showed deteriorating levels of job security in South Africa.
Twenty-one years after the country’s first democratic elections, some praise the strides made by the ANC and others condemn SA’s gross inequality.
Cosatu says the crisis caused by load-shedding is sure to slow down the rate of new investment, essential for job creation.
The Reserve Bank has decided to keep interest rates on hold in the face of a deteriorating global growth outlook and load-shedding.
The Reserve Bank’s Quarterly Bulletin shows real economic growth in the third quarter would have been 3.1% were it not for the metals sector strike.
There are concerns that the impact of unemployment, load-shedding and industrial action will take its toll on economic growth in the new year.
Economist Kevin Lings highlights agricultural disappointments in an extract from his book ‘The Missing Piece: Solving South Africa’s Economic Puzzle’.
The South African local currency is expected to continue strengthening as low volatility and high returns attract investors.
The labour union federation is the only one ‘flabbergasted’ at the IMF saying inflexible labour laws in South Africa are hampering economic growth.
The end of easy money is in sight – and the country’s fundamentals are still in bad shape.
There is need to rethink the imperatives and meaning of a successful Zimbabwean economy, says the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara.
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South Africa’s debt market should continue to benefit after it becomes the first in Africa to be included in a prominent global bond index.
Mike Schussler responds to a piece by Brian Ashley and Dick Forslund of the Alternative Information and Development Centre published in the M&G.
BankservAfrica, the continent’s largest automated clearing house, has launched an economic index that shows South Africa’s economy is slowing.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has warned of tougher times ahead for the South African economy, particularly in view of the European crisis.
When it comes to the Gauteng economy, agriculture has a direct contribution of only 0.5%
South Africa’s ambassador to Russia believes the African powerhouse should be used as a gateway to create business opportunities on the continent.
Skills shortages are hampering the government’s multibillion-rand infrastructure roll-out plan, writes <b>Lloyd Gedye</b>
But South Africa’s economic prospects are looking rosy, with Africa presenting many opportunities.
Some blame the occult, others the eurozone, but France gets down to brass tacks.
The IMF’s Christine Lagarde says the South African economy’s biggest threats in 2012 will be unemployment and the eurozone crisis.
Looking back to Mandela’s childhood, it is clear how far the continent has come.
Good figures from last year suggest that 2012 is likely to be even better.
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/ 2 December 2011
This week gross domestic product (GDP) figures indicated a continued trend of slow economic growth with inflation on the rise.
The odds are 60-40 against the global economy falling back into a so-called double dip recession, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
The economy has bounced out of recession and is growing again, says Moody’s — but not by as much as Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan had predicted.
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/ 22 February 2011
South Africa’s economic growth came in higher than expected in the fourth quarter.
Walmart’s entry into Africa through the purchase of a stake in Massmart reflects a change in the attitude of global investors to the continent.
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/ 6 December 2010
To realise its vision, the country has to address rampant unemployment.