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economic stagnation

Lerato Sedi

Lerato Sedi

Turning Bloemfontein's vacant restaurants into vibrant public assets for tourism and employment

5 February 2026

Is South Africa truly turning a corner after a decade of crisis?

MANAGED DECLINE OP-ED

Is South Africa truly turning a corner after a decade of crisis?

By Claude Baissac

SA’s economy suffers from the lack of creative destruction

ANALYSIS

SA’s economy suffers from the lack of creative destruction

By Stephen Grootes

South Africa is stuck in a rut of rot and rhetoric

BUSINESS MAVERICK: OP-ED

South Africa is stuck in a rut of rot and rhetoric

By Xolisa Phillip

A Budget lesson from fertilising plants

OP-ED

A Budget lesson from fertilising plants

By Reg Rumney