Staying ahead of the curve in a constantly changing world
Data released on Wednesday showed that the annual rate accelerated to 5.4%, from a previous reading of 4.8%
Factory output also went up by 3.6% year-on-year in April
Eskom has implemented rolling blackouts to ease pressure on the national grid as its generating units struggle to keep up with demand
Motor trade sales increased by 16.6% in December with the biggest contributors being new vehicle sales, fuel sales and workshop income
Stats SA report shows 1.1% drop in factory output, with automotive sector the sole exception with a 13.4% increase
Retail trade sales fell by 1.9% in the third quarter, the second consecutive quarter of decline after the 1.1% drop in the second quarter
It is time to scrap minimum wage and other labour laws that make it difficult to create employment
South Africa is facing a deepening unemployment crisis and experts warn that climate change threatens the country’s shrinking jobs.
The murder of women continued its upward trajectory in the last three months of 2021, while kidnapping showed the biggest increase of all categories of crime.
The largest drops in the third quarter were in the agriculture sector, trade and manufacturing.
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe told people in Daveyton to stop expecting handouts from the government
The stimulus package is part of the state’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, and is a response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Vaccine passports prove to be a contentious issue for tourism, hospitality and restaurant sectors as some welcome them and some have fears of placing another hurdle ahead of economic growth
Starving StatsSA of its ability to measure inequality may be a short-term face-saving strategy but it does not make the inequality disappear
The rapid spread of violence and disregard for the law has been causally linked to growing economic difficulties
There is ample evidence that trickle-down economics do not work
Women in the personal services sector and young people have been hard hit by the pandemic in terms of employment, but they struggled even before Covid-19
The hopes and dreams of many entrepreneurs have been dashed. We track some of the owners of SMMEs, who talk of losing everything they worked for
Industry professionals warn that, although well intentioned, the Bill to enable fund holders to get some of their savings before retiring can do harm
StatsSa has dubbed Q2 of 2020 the “pandemic quarter” as a result of hard Covid-19 lockdown that saw most sectors of the economy plummeting