Mindless employment equity on Meth
The employment and labour minister should be applying her mind to the more pressing issue: unemployment.…
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Godongwana’s third act: another box office flop?
Budget 3.0 lands without the VAT hike. But with weak growth, rising costs and party tension, it’s another instalment in search of a new…
South Africa’s jobless, growthless trap
South Africa’s jobless growth trap persists, with unemployment at 32.9%. The deeper causes are structural, stubborn and politically inconvenient…
Capitec lets loose
Opening up on credit, investing big in tech and paying out more cash: Capitec is on a roll…
Why ‘America First’ economics won’t fly
Despite last week’s pause, White House advisers are apparently still full steam ahead on Trump’s tariff plan. Sanity, it seems, will not prevail…
Bad economics
The idea of using South African lenders’ balance sheets to magic up more investment is alluring – but it’s misguided, and potentially dangerous…
Budget crisis: two days to bust
The budget standoff between the ANC and DA is dragging into yet another week. If it’s not resolved, there could be dire implications for…
Expropriation at the heart of budget deadlock
Budget brinkmanship: land reform has pushed ANC-DA talks to the edge, threatening the coalition government just days before the fiscal deadline…
Tau’s R100bn transformation ‘plan’ void of detail
Parks Tau’s R100bn Transformation Fund promises big changes – but a newly released concept paper is all smoke, no substance…
Coulda, shoulda, didn’t …
With ‘Trumpflation’ looming, South Africa’s Reserve Bank has again kept rates on hold – even as cuts are long overdue, say critics…
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Ti Amo: why we love this Joburg bakery and restaurant
From its Sandhurst Shell garage shop to Parktown North’s new…
The Friday song (on a Sunday): ‘Paul’s Pal’ by Sonny Rollins
Mark Rosin’s tribute to Sonny Rollins, the jazz titan behind…
‘Don’t trap our money’, say South Africa’s money managers
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Kganyago hikes rates — but bets are off from here
The SARB hiked 25bps to 7% but debated 50 –…
