South Africa’s state owned companies: a complex history that’s seldom told
The problems of South Africa’s state owned enterprises are in the headlines every day. Yet many have existed for over 80 years.
Why were they...
Why the African Monetary Fund is a good idea and what...
African Union (AU) leaders will gather in Niger on 7 July for an Extraordinary Summit to discuss the African Continental Free Trade Area. They...
Finance Minister, SARB Governor hold routine meeting
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Governor of the Reserve Bank Lesetja Kganyago met on Thursday.
“The Minister of Finance and the Governor of the South...
Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why...
Over half a million households in South Africa’s former homelands disengaged from farming between 2011 and 2016, according to Statistics South Africa. This represents...
Tax dodgers in the firing line
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned tax dodgers they will face prosecution and other dire consequences for not submitting returns or defrauding...
The US economy likely just entered its longest ever expansion –...
The U.S. economy likely surpassed an important milestone last month: Americans are now experiencing the longest economic expansion in the nation’s history, assuming the...
Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa’s poor
Climate change needs urgent action by all countries, and by all means. All countries agreed in the Paris Agreement to keep temperature “well below...
Policy uncertainty depreciated Rand in first quarter – SARB report
The Rand depreciated in the aftermath of the national elections due to policy uncertainty and the larger-than-expected contraction in the domestic economy in the...
Lender helps Denel pay full salaries
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says after Denel announced that employees would only receive 85% of their salaries due to financial constraints, a lender...
Data fails to capture complexity of South Africa’s unemployment crisis
It’s been 25 years since democracy dawned in South Africa. But apartheid’s legacies still scar the country. Poverty remains high; inequality remains extreme –...
Why credit rating agencies are still getting away with bad behaviour
International credit rating agencies have had their fair share of controversies over the years. They have been at the centre of the major financial...
People have skewed views on inflation. Why this matters
Countries that use an inflation target to anchor monetary policy pay considerable attention to expectations of future inflation.
South Africa is a case in point....
