It’s not tariffs killing South Africa, it’s the jobs drought
South Africa’s jobless rate hits 33.2%. Tariffs aren’t the culprit – stagnant growth is. Talk won’t fix it; bold reforms and real investment just…
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Where did the ‘Waka Waka’ millions go?
Freshlyground push Fifa and Sony for answers on where WakaWaka’s post-2014 millions – meant for African charities – have gone…
The 487,500,000 Zim dollar cheque that couldn’t clear
A new Cape Town art exhibition mines Zimbabwe’s economic collapse, turning worthless currency into radical cultural capital…
Why Africa pays more for its debt – and how to fix it
In the brutal maths of global finance, Africa loses out from weak data and governance at home, and warped perceptions abroad…
Trump’s tariff tantrum rolls over Africa
Trump’s Africa tariffs – already based on dodgy economics – seem pointless and cruel given the amount of Africa-US trade…
‘No deal’ as Trump slaps 30% tariff on South Africa
Last-ditch efforts to strike a tariff deal with the US have failed. That won’t bring the economy to its knees, but it will hurt…
Kganyago sets his inflation anchor at 3%
The SARB has lowered its inflation target to 3% as it cut rates to a three-year low, a shift that could cut ultimately save…
Orange’s Jumo deal suggests plenty of M&A still for African telcos
African mobile operators are showing huge growth in their financial services businesses. Is there road left to run? Deals in the sector suggest so…
Boxed in: lessons for Pretoria and Africa from Trump’s tariff uppercut
What a schoolboy dust-up has to say about the US president and his looming tariffs…
Can-do vibe emerges at the film market in Durban
From chaos comes opportunity as the 16th Durban FilmMart navigates troubled times for the film industry…
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