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The South African Reserve Bank is likely to hold interest rates unchanged
BASIC INCOME GRANT

How do we write about the crisis-hit economy?

Reporters have an all too familiar relationship with crisis. But our desire to get by must not stop us from seeking out change

  • Sarah Smit
5 min read
The South African Reserve Bank is likely to hold interest rates unchanged
ECONOMIC GROWTH

Economic growth isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

It is easy to become fixated on growth, even when it holds little promise of a better life for all — and has fed the climate crisis

  • Sarah Smit
6 min read
Money is needed from corporations and the ultra-rich to reduce poverty and inequality, empower women, transform food systems and overhaul energy systems
TAX

World Economic Forum participants called on to demand higher taxes on the super-rich

Money is needed from corporations and the ultra-rich to reduce poverty and inequality, empower women, transform food systems and overhaul energy systems

  • Jayati Ghosh
4 min read
Renowned French economist Thomas Piketty noted that the country has made little progress towards closing the inequality gap, despite efforts to redistribute income. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A BRIEF HISTORY OF EQUALITY

Thomas Piketty: Direct wealth distribution needed to fix SA’s extreme inequality

The renowned French economist noted that the country has made little progress towards closing the inequality gap, despite efforts to redistribute income

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read