The local economy stands to reap huge financial and other benefits by hosting the Indian Premier League, writes Ilham Rawoot.
Tito Mboweni said on Tuesday he ”might not be surprised” to see another quarter of negative growth, which would send the economy into recession.
Cosatu general secretary raises concerns about ANC president Jacob Zuma’s assertion that there is no need for a review of monetary policy.
Trevor Manuel’s sure hand on the tiller has guided the economy through an unprecedented growth phase and ensured that we are in better shape.
South Africa could potentially be sitting on its own crisis with BEE transactions, writes Lynley Donnelly.
Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has announced an early meeting of the monetary policy committee.
Though employment isn’t easy to come by, there are jobs out there. Phillip de Wet found industries that might just be hiring.
Phillip de Wet went to the executive floor to find out what business thinks about the state of our economy.
Look at it this way, it could be worse. At least there is 2010. Or maybe not. Phillip de Wet reports.
Lynley Donnelly surveys the JSE as the global economic downturn hits home and finds more survivors than wrecks.
Hearing about the state of the economy is no fun. Especially when you get experts and politicians in the same room. Tanya Pampalone reports.
The bad news is that the SA economy is in recession, says a leading economist. The good news is that we’re halfway through. Kevin Davie reports.
Cosatu has vowed to press for higher pay increases during this year’s round of wage negotiations, despite the country’s difficult economic conditions.
Though the CO2 tax is environmentally friendly, it is bruising the motorist, writes Lynley Donnelly.
Rates are headed down, but the downturn is getting worse, reports Lynley Donnelly.
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/ 27 February 2009
The South African economy needs a bail-out in the form of cheaper money — for all of us.
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/ 24 February 2009
Zackie Achmat: local and global inequality touches everyone. It cannot be resolved in a single election cycle.
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/ 17 February 2009
The economic period ahead will be the most challenging yet faced by SA’s democracy. Lloyd Gedye reports.
The feel-good factor is boosting the local beauty industry, regardless of the economic crisis. Thembelihle Tshabalala reports.
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/ 8 February 2009
Lloyd Gedye reports on why 2009 is the year of the internet in SA.
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/ 7 February 2009
Maya Fisher-French and Lynley Donnelly report on how our statistical authorities are battling to get their numbers right.
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/ 5 February 2009
Business confidence in January dipped further, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Thursday.
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/ 2 February 2009
There’s finally good news on the inflation front, with more expected next month, writes Maya Fisher-French.
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/ 28 January 2009
SA inflation braked sharply in December, data showed on Wednesday, hardening the case for an aggressive interest-rate cut next week.
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/ 25 January 2009
Revenue is falling. What will Trevor Manuel do in the next budget? Maya Fisher-French reports
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/ 23 January 2009
SA’s targeted consumer price inflation likely decelerated sharply in December on cooling demand, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
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/ 15 January 2009
An ANC lurch to the left is bound to throw the country off course, said Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille on Thursday.
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/ 13 December 2008
Mboweni’s miserly rate cut is unlikely to bring festive cheer, writes Maya Fisher-French.
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/ 11 December 2008
SA economic confidence surged to a 19-month high in November, a survey showed on Thursday, although overall output growth should remain sluggish.
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/ 6 December 2008
Foreign investment is unexpectedly biting our economy, writes Lynley Donnelly.
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/ 4 December 2008
Business confidence ticked up for the month of November, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Thursday.
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/ 1 December 2008
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel will deliver his 2009/10 budget speech on February 11, his office said on Monday.