The week ahead: Youth Day, US-Africa business and more
From by-elections to economic data, here’s a roundup of the news you should watch out for in the days ahead…
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The week ahead: Budget 3.0 and more
Here’s a roundup of the news you should watch out for in the days ahead…
South Africa’s birds: The price of extinction
South Africa’s birds are disappearing, and it’s going to cost us – not just environmentally, but economically too…
Government, we beg you, step aside!
The government is standing in the way of economic recovery. It’s time to let the private sector take the reins…
Mindless employment equity on Meth
The employment and labour minister should be applying her mind to the more pressing issue: unemployment.…
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…
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