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Markets & Investment

US, Japan, and Eurozone's central banks diverge in rate policies

Izak Odendaal 4 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Groups blast lack of progress on debt issues during South Africa's G20 presidency

Andrea Shalal 14 Oct 2025

Source: Botswana Government/Instagram. His Excellency Ndaba Gaolathe, Vice-President of Botswana.

Banking

Africa’s strategic shift: from donor dependence to entrepreneurial powerhouse

Katja Hamilton 10 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters. Young residents carry water home after filling up a bottle at a community filling station in the informal settlement of Kanana after individuals died from cholera in Hammanskraal, South Africa, 24 May, 2023.

Finance

Former African presidents demand action as debt crisis reaches historic levels

Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2025

Source: Presidency of the Republic of South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa received the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres at Mahlamba Ndlopfu, the president’s official residence in Pretoria on Wednesday, 11 December 2024.

Economy

Trevor Manuel to chair G20 expert panel on Africa

Katja Hamilton 13 Dec 2024

Climate Change

African countries shouldn’t have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist

Carlos Lopes 6 Nov 2024

Markets & Investment

What does China’s new policy direction mean for investors?

4 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

African bank stress test flags systemic risks posed by nature loss

16 Jul 2024

Economy

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes 6 May 2024

Source: Reuters. Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, addresses the media on the fourth day of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco.

Banking

Cautious welcome: World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

Carlos Lopes 12 Oct 2023

Minister of Electricity in the Presidency Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Source: x.com

Energy

Municipalities' unpaid dues to Eskom rise to R63.2bn

Promit Mukherjee 21 Aug 2023

Economy

South African savings grew by 15.4% in 2021, report shows

14 Oct 2022

Investing in ending student debt makes good business sense

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Investing in ending student debt makes good business sense

Alana Bond, Issued by JNPR 19 Jul 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

Economy

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

Rachel Savage 14 Apr 2022

Economy

Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2022

Source: ©volkoff

Banking

Nixon's decision to delink the dollar from gold still hounds the IMF, South Africa and Africa

Danny Bradlow 16 Aug 2021

Workers in a tea plantation in Rwanda. The crop is one of the country's main exports

Economy

Africa's free trade area offers great promise. But only if risks are managed with resolve

John Luiz 27 May 2021

Developed countries urged to revisit climate change targets

Climate Change

Developed countries urged to revisit climate change targets

12 Apr 2021

Minister of environment, forestry and fisheries, Barbara Creecy

Energy

Transitioning away from coal

25 Mar 2021

Could a rate hike be around the corner? Finder panel shares predictions

Economy

Could a rate hike be around the corner? Finder panel shares predictions

12 Mar 2021

South Africa finally on board the corporate rates reduction train

Taxation & Regulation

South Africa finally on board the corporate rates reduction train

26 Feb 2021

The SA economy in 2021 - Looking into the crystal ball

Economy

The SA economy in 2021 - Looking into the crystal ball

Raymond Parsons 30 Dec 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. Photo:

Budget Speech

#MTBPS2020: Predictable budget delivery from Mboweni

29 Oct 2020

Upholding quality in the cash-strapped age of Covid-19

SMEs

Upholding quality in the cash-strapped age of Covid-19

30 Sep 2020

How we should be fighting Eskom's massive debt

Energy

How we should be fighting Eskom's massive debt

7 Sep 2020

Covid-19 lays bare impact of inequality, historical privilege

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Covid-19 lays bare impact of inequality, historical privilege

Steve Nicholls 30 Jul 2020

Report proposes an alternative plan for SA's energy transformation

Energy

Report proposes an alternative plan for SA's energy transformation

9 Jul 2020

Parliament will almost certainly rubber-stamp Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s supplementary budget. Getty Images

Economy

South Africa's new budget cushions the coronavirus blow - but only briefly

Seán Mfundza Muller 26 Jun 2020

SmartWage bags R6m to expand its payday solution

Funding

SmartWage bags R6m to expand its payday solution

26 Jun 2020

Unprecedented times for tax revenue collection

Economy

Unprecedented times for tax revenue collection

Sharon Smulders 24 Jun 2020

A member of the Nigerian Health Task Force fumigates a building in Abuja, Nigeria, as the city struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus. COVID-19 Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

Economy

Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus

Chuku Chuku 15 May 2020

Ethiopia’s economic growth hovered between 8%-11% for over 10 years but its sovereign credit rating has not been upgraded Shutterstock

Markets & Investment

African countries aren't borrowing too much: they're paying too much for debt

Misheck Mutize 20 Feb 2020

#BizTrends2020: 4 wine trends to look out for in 2020

Trends

#BizTrends2020: 4 wine trends to look out for in 2020

Kristen Duff and Gosia Young 6 Jan 2020

The IMF gets it wrong, again

Markets & Investment

The IMF gets it wrong, again

28 Nov 2019

The next phase of real estate financing in Africa

Markets & Investment

The next phase of real estate financing in Africa

Selwyn Blieden 9 Apr 2019

#MiningIndaba2019: It looks like a seminal year for investor confidence

Mining

#MiningIndaba2019: It looks like a seminal year for investor confidence

11 Feb 2019

Fireworks illuminate the sky around a huge euro sculpture. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach

Markets & Investment

The euro at 20: An enduring success but a fundamental failure

Barry Eichengreen 11 Jan 2019

Debt-ridden African countries return to the IMF fold

Markets & Investment

Debt-ridden African countries return to the IMF fold

Akani Chauke 14 Nov 2018

Looking beyond emerging market jitters to China, India

Markets & Investment

Looking beyond emerging market jitters to China, India

Craig Farley and Simon Finch 6 Jul 2018

Europe turns on Facebook, Google for digital tax revamp

Tax Law

Europe turns on Facebook, Google for digital tax revamp

20 Nov 2017

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

China's 'sponge cities' aim to re-use 70% of rainwater - here's how

Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley 15 Sep 2017

Maputo's residents can now use gas, but dropping charcoal proves hard

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Maputo's residents can now use gas, but dropping charcoal proves hard

Vanesa Castán Broto 3 Aug 2017

Investment in Africa requires a nuanced and well-informed approach

Marketing

Investment in Africa requires a nuanced and well-informed approach

26 Jan 2017

African exchanges should focus on smaller businesses

Marketing

African exchanges should focus on smaller businesses

Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita 2 Dec 2016

Markets & Investment

African exchanges need to shift focus

Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita 28 Nov 2016

Marketing

Action needed to avert Africa foreign debt crisis - report

25 Jul 2016

South African mineworkers are facing a debt crisis

Mining

South African mineworkers are facing a debt crisis

Glen Jordan 17 Feb 2016