CASE FOR STATE SPENDING OP-ED The good, the bad and the growth dilemma – we can bolster well-being and reduce the cost of debt 6 min 2 By Liso Mdutyana, Zimbali Mncube, Kristal Duncan-Williams and Clotilde Angelucci
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OP-ED The truth? It’s been downhill for South Africa since we joined BRICS 4 min 25 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
SLUGGISH, BUT GROWTH South Africa’s GDP exceeds expectations with 0.6% growth in Q2 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: First-half review — SA’s retreat in an advancing world 4 min 2 By Tim Cohen
ACCOUNTABILITY RABBIT HOLES OP-ED Political action and collective power — how to hold our municipalities accountable 5 min 1 By Tess Peacock and Tinotenda Muringani
BLEAK OUTLOOK The average South African ‘is likely to become poorer in 2023’ 2 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IMF raises 2023 GDP world growth forecast – even, perplexingly, for South Africa 3 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SA’s economy in 2023 - slow growth and high food prices create a perfect storm 4 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
LEARNING OP-ED SA may face a crisis in education, but there is no crisis of ideas and potential 5 min 0 By Linda Buckley
MTBPS Mini budget - Economic growth forecasts remain dire, casting doubt on debt reduction targets 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
COMPREHENSIVE CHANGE OP-ED South Africa needs these five fundamentals to change course and start rebuilding 5 min 23 By Mcebisi Jonas
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ANALYSIS Africa growth forecasts cut as World Bank warns of stagflation and food insecurity 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
SA’S POST-2024 ORDER OP-ED (PART THREE) Fixing SA will be a mammoth task, but it can be done with the right people in a new coalition 8 min 16 By John Matisonn
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS Africa losing fight against extreme poverty 4 min 0 By Enoch Randy Aikins and Du Toit McLachlan
Business Maverick British manufacturers decry government 'gimmicks', want tax cuts 1 min 0 By Reuters
PROVINCIAL AUDIT OUTCOMES 70% expenditure failure in KZN municipalities depicts ‘culture of tolerance for transgressions’ – and that’s before the floods and riots 5 min 2 By Des Erasmus