A scheme that makes for a better health system will also buoy the economy, but it is hard to say whether the NHI will get us there
Redistributive policies to reduce racial inequality should focus on achieving equality of opportunity, which can only be done by fixing our disastrous education system
There are no capitalist witches controlling policymakers to keep people poor. Politicians are responsible for a stuck economy
Structural reforms are often offered as the solution to South Africa’s growth problem, but we should be wary when they are code for privatisation
The recent rand crash has led some to believe another 50 basis point rise is on the horizon, despite a view that further hiking will do little to tame inflation
In a five-year review of take-home pay, BankservAfrica found that the average salary has not kept pace with inflation
There are now 7.9 million people without jobs in South Africa, up from 7.8 million last quarter
The government will predictably object that taxpayers are sabotaging transformation, the same old argument whenever they face accountability
The public sector in South Africa is staffed with people – from professions to civil service and bureaucrats – who make citizens dread interacting with their government
These include retraining workers who face retrenchment and developing supply chains that give opportunities to small, micro and medium enterprises
As consumers and businesses reel from tough conditions, insurers have expressed uncertainty over whether there is room for growth
In a discussion with Reserve Bank head Lesetja Kganyago, economic historian Adam Tooze challenged the esteemed central banker’s ‘conservatism’
According to Statistics South Africa’s report, the largest increase in employment over the quarter stemmed from the Western Cape at 6.9%
But jobless levels are still above those prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw 2.2 million people lose employment
This is the country in which falling in love may be a death sentence and romance is being stabbed to death, remains dismembered and stuffed into a suitcase to be left on the street
There’s not just one person to blame for decades of mismanagement of an electricity crisis that was made known some 25 years ago
Plant-based products becoming more popular; Microsoft set to retrench 10 000 employees; and Black Friday blues
Foreign direct investment will not create enough jobs to resolve the unemployment crisis
The national minimum wage policy is suffocating jobless people
Ruling party’s alliance partners unhappy with the lack of action taken to improve the lives of workers and other South Africans
Congregation coffers attract desperate thieves as churches are known not to bank their donations
Preventing policy from going wrong takes thoughtful analysis, robust debate and the political will to improve. But the governing party hasn’t taken these requirements to heart
Placing youths into quality work opportunities allows them to gain valuable skills and experience.
The department’s minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, said small businesses are expected to propel economic growth
Party delegates chant ‘load-shedding’ as President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver his political report
Growth in the third quarter is encouraging, but analysts have cautioned against viewing the data as a sign of the economy’s improved health
Decisions from a decade ago have come back to haunt economies – policymakers should be vigilant
Statistics South Africa says 204 000 jobs were gained between the second quarter and the third quarter of 2022
Our problems are load-shedding, high unemployment, unfavourable investment conditions, corruption and collapsing infrastructure
The Reserve Bank governor has cautioned against ‘reckless’ fiscal and monetary policies amid global shocks
A systems thinking approach is needed to help us understand why the playing fields are uneven, and how to even them up
Arout 2.3-million young Zimbabweans represent about half of the voting population but they are jobless, despondent and trapped in survival mode