Boosting the economy, cutting our extremely high unemployment rate, and avoiding further downgrades by credit-rating agencies are central to the government's economic growth plan...
As the deadline for the post-Brexit trade talks between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) looms, concerns have arisen as to whether the two parties will be able to conclude a deal...
Mills Soko 21 Sep 2020
The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) has kept the repurchase (repo) rate unchanged at 3.5% per annum...
18 Sep 2020
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has passed the Disaster Management Tax Relief Administration Bill, the Disaster Management Tax Relief Bill and the Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill...
18 Sep 2020
As developing nations reel from the impact of the novel coronavirus and national lockdowns, communities and households are seeing their collective resilience and wellbeing put to a rigorous test...
Andy Jury 18 Sep 2020
Despite the debilitating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa remains committed to promoting the well-being, socio-economic development and upliftment of the country's people...
17 Sep 2020
It's been a long six months, but the data is finally showing that South Africa has traversed the Covid-19 peak, and the infection rate is holding steady enough for the country to move to level 1 restrictions...
17 Sep 2020
Following the economic downturn and immense pressure placed on businesses as a result of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing global lockdown, National Treasury, the South African Reserve Bank and the Banking Association of South Africa announced the launch of the Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme...
Chantel van Zyl and Penjani Mseteka 16 Sep 2020
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, investment opportunities still abound in Africa. Global markets are shifting to South Asia and Africa...
15 Sep 2020
The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) is expected to hold the repo rate next week, despite over a third (36%) of economists on Finder's repo rate panel calling for a rate cut.
10 Sep 2020
Latest GDP figures have laid bare the grim reality of Covid-19's economic effects, revealing an unprecedented 51% decline in economic activity in the second quarter of this year...
Maarten Ackerman 9 Sep 2020
The South African economy contracted by a staggering 51% in Quarter 2 of 2020, as the country reeled from the consequences of the Covid-19 enforced lockdown...
8 Sep 2020
South Africans are paying a high price for the prolonged lockdown and consequent devastation of the local economy with levels of emotional distress nearly as high as at the start of the lockdown five months ago...
Andrea Rademeyer, Ask Afrika 3 Sep 2020
The South African government will implement departmental budget cuts and bolster revenue collection to stimulate economic growth...
27 Aug 2020
Economic Analyst | Pretoria | Nomad Now |
