Why inflation stays high: Politicians canât grasp economic realitiesÂ
The late Tito Mboweni, followed by Gill Marcus and now Lesetja Kganyago, all had one key instruction from the government: tackle inflation. And all…
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Global interest rates entered the long-anticipated cutting cycle in the third quarter, marking a major shift in monetary policy for developed markets such as…
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South Africa holds a relatively strong position in global food security, ranking first in Sub-Saharan Africa and only behind Morocco in the rest of…
Mboweni, Mandela, Mobutu, and the shaping of South Africaâs economy
In the interregnum between the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990 and the first democratic elections in 1994, a young Tito Mboweni persuaded Mandela…
How Mboweni moulded South Africaâs economy
For a decade, everyone knew the drill on the Thursday afternoon when the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) was to announce its decision on…
Mantasheâs R93.37bn fuel price gamble
Would the government have the courage to slash the fuel price by 46% overnight, even if it slices the top layer off its tax…
Go long! Thereâs still (some) money to be made in bonds
The rand, which has already strengthened to its strongest level in 18 months, could gain more ground â provided the government can sustain the…
Collaborate this: Ramaphosa talks 3% growth
âI stand here as the guilty party, who is always accused of embarking on too many consultation processes,â said President Cyril Ramaphosa at the…
Could the rand reach R13/$?
Old Mutual chief economist Johann Els has such a divergent view on how the rand will perform that it often keeps him up at…
The R93.5bn tax hole that makes lower fuel levies impossible
After years of moaning from motorists that taxes make up too much of the petrol price, President Cyril Ramaphosa finally relented and promised that…
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