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South African economy

Reserve Bank’s lowering of the inflation target could damage South Africa’s prospects for growth

Op-eds

Reserve Bank’s lowering of the inflation target could damage South Africa’s prospects for growth

by: Owen Willcox

SA’s fight against extreme poverty needs a new strategy — how social grants could work

Maverick Citizen, DM168

SA’s fight against extreme poverty needs a new strategy — how social grants could work

by: Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu

Two-pot system, lower interest rates sow seeds for economic stimulus in SA

Business Maverick, DM168

Two-pot system, lower interest rates sow seeds for economic stimulus in SA

by: Ed Stoddard

SA can emulate Spain’s success, but needs to swallow some hard truths and act accordingly

South Africa, World, Op-eds

SA can emulate Spain’s success, but needs to swallow some hard truths and act accordingly

by: Greg Mills

SA’s fall from grace sends it barrelling towards recession ahead of the much-anticipated US downturn

Business Maverick, South Africa, World

SA’s fall from grace sends it barrelling towards recession ahead of the much-anticipated US downturn

by: Sharon Wood

SA consumer inflation accelerates in October – air travel, onions and salad dressing lead the way

Business Maverick, South Africa

SA consumer inflation accelerates in October – air travel, onions and salad dressing lead the way

by: Ed Stoddard

Eskom – the dysfunctional public utility company that’s wrecking South Africa’s economy

Business Maverick, South Africa

Eskom – the dysfunctional public utility company that’s wrecking South Africa’s economy

by: Bloomberg

Recession and stagflation loom in South Africa thanks to load shedding

Business Maverick, South Africa, DM168

Recession and stagflation loom in South Africa thanks to load shedding

by: Ed Stoddard

Rand’s fortunes rely on SA interest rates moving in lockstep with the US

Business Maverick, South Africa

Rand’s fortunes rely on SA interest rates moving in lockstep with the US

by: Sharon Wood

No recovery without rescue: Relief measures in South Africa need to move at the scale and pace of the pandemic (Part One)

Business Maverick, South Africa, COVID-19

No recovery without rescue: Relief measures in South Africa need to move at the scale and pace of the pandemic (Part One)

by: Busi Sibeko, Katrina Lehmann-Grube and Zimbali Mncube

Updated World Inequality Database shines unflattering spotlight on inequality in South Africa

Business Maverick, South Africa, DM168

Updated World Inequality Database shines unflattering spotlight on inequality in South Africa

by: Ed Stoddard

Cosatu berates ANC for ‘phoney outrage’ over corruption

South Africa

Cosatu berates ANC for ‘phoney outrage’ over corruption

by: Marianne Merten