Has the economy finally turned? It feels like it Four consecutive GDP gains signal a tentative recovery as infrastructure improvements take hold – but without private investment, momentum may fade… by Vernon Wessels December 3, 2025 Economy & Markets
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The missing ingredient to economic growth: Confidence Confidence, not just reform, is the missing piece to South Africa’s growth puzzle. Without it, investment won’t increase and jobs will remain scarce… by Vernon Wessels August 25, 2025 Economy & Markets
1 PODCAST: Trump’s Venezuela gamble January 7, 2026 Robyn Curnow looks at the big picture behind Trump’s Venezuela…
2 R1,000 for every South African baby? Sarupen thinks it could work December 15, 2025 Purple CEO Charles Savage says South Africa could launch its…
3 The economic fix: Sarupen’s roadmap to faster growth January 14, 2026 Fix the plumbing, slash the red tape and confront our…
4 Koos Bekker’s share sale puzzle January 16, 2026 The Naspers chair has offloaded R2.5bn of Prosus and Naspers…