South Africa’s positive growth outlook post-Covid
South Africa’s economy is bigger than before the coronavirus pandemic struck, after growing faster-than-expected in the third quarter.
South Africa’s economy is bigger than before the coronavirus pandemic struck, after growing faster-than-expected in the third quarter.
It can be difficult to scale innovation in a continent of 54 countries and nearly 2,000 languages, but Visa thinks it can be done through public-private partnerships.
Daniel Silke says a credible Pravin Gordhan ultimately did what he could do at the 2017 Budget, and was stymied by political and policy paralysis. If he’d gone any other route, he may have fast-tracked his own exit.
At first glance, it appears that there is little comfort for the #FeesMustFall cohort in the medium term budget policy statement, writes Matthew Lester.
Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings finely combs the latest GDP numbers, but then explores some options that may see South Africa sidestep a possible downgrade.
South Africa has paid the price for its continued economic mismanagement, says Dwaine van Vuuren, and the two biggest drivers are unemployment and a weak Rand.