OP-ED: FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT Partnership with business shows we are better together 4 min 0 By Cyril Ramaphosa
ECONOMY SA’s current account deficit widens significantly as trade surplus withers 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SA narrowly dodges recession in Q4 as economy grows a sluggish 0.6% in 2023 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
A SERVING OF SOLACE Cost of living — SA CPI accelerates to 5.3% in January but slowing food inflation brings relief 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
QUARTERLY LABOUR FORCE SURVEY Economic crisis — SA unemployment rate edges up to 32.1% in Q4 2023 3 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
OP-ED Ensuring durability – The three practical steps big business can take to help save SA 5 min 1 By Thabo Makgoba
ABSA BMI Absa PMI sinks in January, signalling rough 2024 start for manufacturing sector 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MINING DATA Recession Watch — SA mining output soars 6.8% y/y in November, reducing downturn odds 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
RECESSION WATCH Black Friday fails to lift November retail trade, sales fall 0.9% year on year 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
RECESSION WATCH SA manufacturing output rises 1.9% in November, adding to hopes recession has been dodged 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
Business Maverick Recession Watch: Absa PMI edges up in December but remains subdued 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ILLICIT COPPER-TUNITIES Ripple effects — new report unpacks the corrosive scourge of copper cable theft in South Africa 5 min 6 By Ed Stoddard
BLOCK-LISTED Red flags over GS Partners highlight spread of dodgy crypto providers 4 min 5 By Neesa Moodley
STEEL COLLAPSE ArcelorMittal explores shutting Newcastle, Vereeniging plants, putting 3,500 jobs at risk 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE SA Reserve Bank expected to hold rates steady as rand provides some respite 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
HOBBLED ECONOMY New Harvard report dissects how state failure, spatial exclusion are curbing SA’s growth 4 min 13 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Dismal September mining and manufacturing data bode ill for SA’s third-quarter GDP 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MEDIUM-TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT Scenarios point to a gloomy economic outlook for SA 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
