Hugo Pienaar

Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Mining Indaba, the president emphasised that work is underway to unlock investment

The industry has struggled in the face of energy and logistics constraints, but signs of progress have stirred cautious optimism

Ten years after its adoption, the government has failed to achieve the targets set out in the National Development Plan. Looming spending cuts will render the NDP even more futile

The turmoil, which some say was inevitable given aggressive hiking cycles, exposes the dependency of advanced economies on cheap credit

Economist don’t expect an upgrade anytime soon, but the country is in a better position to claw back its investment grade rating

Borrowers face another 75 basis point repo rate hike this week, as inflation looks to stay uncomfortably high

South Africa’s jobless rate is one of the highest in the world — and bringing it down significantly could take years

With high prices continuing to bear down on consumers the world over, leaders who fail to bring inflation to heel could face a reckoning

Inflation has breached the ceiling of the Reserve Bank’s target range for the first time in more than five years

The threat of a major war in Europe has kept global financial markets on tenterhooks

Critics have said the repo rate hike will jeopardise already sluggish economic growth, but others say the gradual increase will have little effect

Economists predict the finance minister will speak about the basic income grant, the effect of the July riots on the fiscus, and bailouts

In South Africa, a strong trade surplus, buoyed by robust commodity prices, will cushion our economy against pressure arising from US policy

The economy grew for the fourth consecutive quarter, but the country is playing catch-up to its peers

The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn