Fertile ground: What fewer births mean for SA’s economic growth
/ 11 April 2024

Fertile ground: What fewer births mean for SA’s economic growth

The country’s changing demographics can be positive – but only if there are jobs for the still-growing, working-age population

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Nedbank won’t be crushed by falling interest rates, says chief financial officer
/ 6 March 2024

Nedbank won’t be crushed by falling interest rates, says chief financial officer

Shored up by higher borrowing costs, South Africa’s banking sector seems to have to weather the 2023 economic storm

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Public sector crunch inflicts pain
/ 11 March 2023

Public sector crunch inflicts pain

The government is walking a tightrope as civil servants embark on industrial action over pay

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Transnet’s decline tears at tight municipal budgets
/ 26 October 2022

Transnet’s decline tears at tight municipal budgets

Inadequate rail capacity has pushed more trucks, and costs, onto municipal roads, which are steadily deteriorating

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Strike sets Transnet back — again
/ 12 October 2022

Strike sets Transnet back — again

The industrial action is the latest in a series of economy-hitting upsets for the state logistics company

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Commodity prices buoy South Africa amid China’s slow growth blow
/ 10 May 2022

Commodity prices buoy South Africa amid China’s slow growth blow

South Africa’s fate is tied to China’s, but war-related disruptions in the global energy market keep exports going

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Lessons from Turkey to SA: Economic independence is a battle
/ 4 December 2021

Lessons from Turkey to SA: Economic independence is a battle

Without tighter capital controls, regulating the flow of money in and out of their economies, Turkey and South Africa are vulnerable to the whims of the financial markets

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Destruction hits business confidence
/ 15 July 2021

Destruction hits business confidence

An already low sentiment will be set back by the Covid-19 pandemic, thin reforms and this week’s violence

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