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Clothing and footwear have been the largest contributor to retail trade since October 2022

Most people have a second income stream to support their families but some do it because it’s their passion or talent – and brings in extra money

With unemployment in that sector at almost catastrophic levels, it is essential to ensure that the drain of skills to other countries is halted in its tracks and that sound…

The first-quarter economic growth was attributed to growth in eight industries, according to Statistics SA’s data

PwC’s Women in Work Index says governments and businesses must tackle causes of inequality

The central bank estimates that gross domestic product (GDP) to contract by 8.2% in 2020

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

Although Stats SA has noted a slight decrease, South Africa’s unemployment rate is still one of the highest in the world.

Unemployment, state debt and public sector burden and structural rigidities will affect growth

The number of new accounts has risen but tough times have forced others to borrow

Manufacturing numbers may be up, but business confidence is low

Cheaper food has helped to ease the pain but an ever weakening rand means the prognosis is poor

Dlamini-Zuma says it is important to ensure the work of StatsSA remains relevant, and that policymakers and implementers use the data

Sexual assault survivors are silenced by societal prejudice, lack of support from their community or family, secondary trauma and rape myths.

The financing of undergraduate degrees but not postgraduate is short-sighted and counterproductive