Investors will watch President Cyril Ramaphosa’s political fate closely, but the best outcome for the rest of us is that the factional battle exposes the ANC’s policy ambivalence
Investors will watch President Cyril Ramaphosa’s political fate closely, but the best outcome for the rest of us is that the factional battle exposes the ANC’s policy ambivalence
Like a household, new spending will be financed through tax increases or budget cuts
Privatisation stands to deepen inequalities. But some experts say collaboration between business and government can work in everyone’s interest
Beset by political instability, the region is also the canary in the climate change coal mine
The expansion of the Port of Durban will cost approximately R100-billion over 10 years
The new finance minister has a difficult task, but analysts say his political capital will help him hold a hard line on state spending
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
An already low sentiment will be set back by the Covid-19 pandemic, thin reforms and this week’s violence