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Woolies keeps number 1 spot in SA Retail Sentiment Index

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Living wage vs minimum wage: How to address pay disparity and reduce working povertyNtuthuzelo Gcolo

Sheldon Friedericksen, chief financial officer, Fedgroup

Private public partnerships: Possible saviour of South Africa's economy

Sheldon Friedericksen 23 Sep 2020

EU and UK are major markets for South African exports, including vehicles. Shutterstock

Here's why South Africa and its neighbours are anxious about EU and UK post-Brexit trade talks

Mills Soko 21 Sep 2020

SA Reserve Bank

Repo rate remains unchanged

18 Sep 2020

NCOP approves Covid-19 Tax Bills

NCOP approves Covid-19 Tax Bills

18 Sep 2020

Andy Jury, CEO, Mukuru

How the social impact of remittances is aiding wellbeing in developing countries

Andy Jury 18 Sep 2020

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor. Image: Wikipedia

SA commits to global socio-economic development

17 Sep 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Level 1 is here

17 Sep 2020

Slow uptake of Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme

Slow uptake of Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme

Chantel van Zyl and Penjani Mseteka 16 Sep 2020

Africa is open for business

Africa is open for business

15 Sep 2020

South African Reserve Bank

Has the Sarb run out of ammunition?

10 Sep 2020

Maarten Ackerman, chief economist and advisory partner, Citadel

Latest GDP shocker the straw that will break the camel's back?

Maarten Ackerman 9 Sep 2020

Risenga Maluleke, statistician-general

GDP contracts by 51% under lockdown

8 Sep 2020

Andrea Rademeyer

Time for SA to put proactive and ambitious relief measures in place

Andrea Rademeyer, Ask Afrika 3 Sep 2020

Dr David Masondo, deputy finance minister

Treasury to consider budget cuts, increase revenue collection

27 Aug 2020

National Assembly approves Covid-19 tax relief bills

National Assembly approves Covid-19 tax relief bills

26 Aug 2020

Data companies collaborate to advise on SMME recovery strategies

Data companies collaborate to advise on SMME recovery strategies

Lynette Dicey, Ask Afrika 25 Aug 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons

Level 2: A golden opportunity to rebuild SA's economy

Raymond Parsons 18 Aug 2020

#PulpNonFiction: Fantasy economics; what if money could grow on trees?

#PulpNonFiction: Fantasy economics; what if money could grow on trees?

Bronwyn Williams 17 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: Suzanne Morel shares how Mastercard SA is powering up women in SA

#WomensMonth: Suzanne Morel shares how Mastercard SA is powering up women in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Aug 2020

Residents of Lamu, Kenya, accuse the government of ignoring their concerns and going ahead with the construction of a huge port. TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images

Review of nine African 'blue economy' projects shows what works and what doesn't

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood 12 Aug 2020

Central bank (in the background) can no longer perform its function of being the lender of last resort. Shutterstock

Zimbabwe wants to raise money through a sovereign bond. Why this is ill-advised

Misheck Mutize 11 Aug 2020

Financial Sector Regulations amendments published

Financial Sector Regulations amendments published

7 Aug 2020

Debt levels in SA could finally see the growth of the rental goods economy

Debt levels in SA could finally see the growth of the rental goods economy

Irvine Partners 7 Aug 2020

Bonitas preserves financial stability and reserves in a weak economy

Bonitas preserves financial stability and reserves in a weak economy

Bonitas 7 Aug 2020

Adjustments Appropriation Bill sent to President for assent

Adjustments Appropriation Bill sent to President for assent

6 Aug 2020

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Muazu Ibrahim 3 Aug 2020

Alvaro Pereira, OECD Economics Department Country Studies director

Covid-19 pandemic raises the urgency of structural reforms

31 Jul 2020

Covid-19 lays bare impact of inequality, historical privilege

Covid-19 lays bare impact of inequality, historical privilege

Steve Nicholls 30 Jul 2020

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank group president David Malpass have offered debt relief to developing countries.

Why African countries are reluctant to take up Covid-19 debt relief

Misheck Mutize 30 Jul 2020

Barry O’Byrne, chief executive, global commercial banking, HSBC

After the pandemic: Economic recovery and renewal

Barry O'Byrne 29 Jul 2020

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Sheldon Friedericksen, chief financial officer, Fedgroup

Private public partnerships: Possible saviour of South Africa's economy

Sheldon Friedericksen 23 Sep 2020

EU and UK are major markets for South African exports, including vehicles. Shutterstock

Here's why South Africa and its neighbours are anxious about EU and UK post-Brexit trade talks

Mills Soko 21 Sep 2020

SA Reserve Bank

Repo rate remains unchanged

18 Sep 2020

NCOP approves Covid-19 Tax Bills

NCOP approves Covid-19 Tax Bills

18 Sep 2020

Andy Jury, CEO, Mukuru

How the social impact of remittances is aiding wellbeing in developing countries

Andy Jury 18 Sep 2020

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor. Image: Wikipedia

SA commits to global socio-economic development

17 Sep 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Level 1 is here

17 Sep 2020

Slow uptake of Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme

Slow uptake of Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme

Chantel van Zyl and Penjani Mseteka 16 Sep 2020

Africa is open for business

Africa is open for business

15 Sep 2020

South African Reserve Bank

Has the Sarb run out of ammunition?

10 Sep 2020

Maarten Ackerman, chief economist and advisory partner, Citadel

Latest GDP shocker the straw that will break the camel's back?

Maarten Ackerman 9 Sep 2020

Risenga Maluleke, statistician-general

GDP contracts by 51% under lockdown

8 Sep 2020

Andrea Rademeyer

Time for SA to put proactive and ambitious relief measures in place

Andrea Rademeyer, Ask Afrika 3 Sep 2020

Dr David Masondo, deputy finance minister

Treasury to consider budget cuts, increase revenue collection

27 Aug 2020

National Assembly approves Covid-19 tax relief bills

National Assembly approves Covid-19 tax relief bills

26 Aug 2020

Data companies collaborate to advise on SMME recovery strategies

Data companies collaborate to advise on SMME recovery strategies

Lynette Dicey, Ask Afrika 25 Aug 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons

Level 2: A golden opportunity to rebuild SA's economy

Raymond Parsons 18 Aug 2020

#PulpNonFiction: Fantasy economics; what if money could grow on trees?

#PulpNonFiction: Fantasy economics; what if money could grow on trees?

Bronwyn Williams 17 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: Suzanne Morel shares how Mastercard SA is powering up women in SA

#WomensMonth: Suzanne Morel shares how Mastercard SA is powering up women in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Aug 2020

Residents of Lamu, Kenya, accuse the government of ignoring their concerns and going ahead with the construction of a huge port. TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images

Review of nine African 'blue economy' projects shows what works and what doesn't

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood 12 Aug 2020

Central bank (in the background) can no longer perform its function of being the lender of last resort. Shutterstock

Zimbabwe wants to raise money through a sovereign bond. Why this is ill-advised

Misheck Mutize 11 Aug 2020

Financial Sector Regulations amendments published

Financial Sector Regulations amendments published

7 Aug 2020

Debt levels in SA could finally see the growth of the rental goods economy

Debt levels in SA could finally see the growth of the rental goods economy

Irvine Partners 7 Aug 2020

Bonitas preserves financial stability and reserves in a weak economy

Bonitas preserves financial stability and reserves in a weak economy

Bonitas 7 Aug 2020

Adjustments Appropriation Bill sent to President for assent

Adjustments Appropriation Bill sent to President for assent

6 Aug 2020

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Muazu Ibrahim 3 Aug 2020

Alvaro Pereira, OECD Economics Department Country Studies director

Covid-19 pandemic raises the urgency of structural reforms

31 Jul 2020

Covid-19 lays bare impact of inequality, historical privilege

Covid-19 lays bare impact of inequality, historical privilege

Steve Nicholls 30 Jul 2020

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank group president David Malpass have offered debt relief to developing countries.

Why African countries are reluctant to take up Covid-19 debt relief

Misheck Mutize 30 Jul 2020

Barry O’Byrne, chief executive, global commercial banking, HSBC

After the pandemic: Economic recovery and renewal

Barry O'Byrne 29 Jul 2020

South Africa’s finance minister Tito Mboweni says the IMF loan will limit the country’s economic vulnerabilities which have been exacerbated by Covid-19. Gallo Images/Brenton Geach

The IMF's $4bn loan for South Africa: the pros, cons and potential pitfalls

Danny Bradlow 29 Jul 2020

Geoffrey Okamoto, first deputy managing director and acting chair, IMF

IMF approves South Africa's R70bn Covid-19 loan

28 Jul 2020

East Asian countries have looked up to Japan as a model of success.

What drove Asia's economic success stories, and what should Africa emulate?

Mills Soko 27 Jul 2020

Latest repo cut no surprise

Latest repo cut no surprise

24 Jul 2020

NCOP approves 2020 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill

NCOP approves 2020 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill

23 Jul 2020

Image credit: Retha Ferguson from Pexels

Covid-19 impact on consumption patterns in Africa's key markets

23 Jul 2020

South Africans will know the terms of the IMF loan at the end of July.

South Africans should accept that the IMF is neither their worst enemy nor their saviour

Danny Bradlow 23 Jul 2020

Taking advantage of a green reset

Taking advantage of a green reset

Nicci Botha 22 Jul 2020

How the business rescue process works

How the business rescue process works

SAICA 20 Jul 2020

M&A in Africa: Bleak skies overhead, but the future looks brighter - Part 1

M&A in Africa: Bleak skies overhead, but the future looks brighter - Part 1

17 Jul 2020

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