ECONOMY Hawks take wing: SA Reserve Bank increases rates by 25 basis points while inflation jitters mount 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
MEDIUM-TERM BUDGET 2021 Enoch Godongwana: Is South Africa’s finance minister Mr Tough Love or Mr Share-the-Love? 5 min 1 By Unknown Author
ECONOMY South Africa’s September mining, manufacturing output figures probably seal case for third-quarter GDP contraction 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MEDIUM-TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT Prudent planning: Finance Minister Godongwana has fiscal room to move, but not by much 3 min 0 By Unknown Author
STATE OF THE GRID Candle in the wind: Eskom warns of another year of load shedding 2 min 11 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMICS IMF revises 2021 global growth forecast downwards on supply bottlenecks, uneven vaccine roll-out pace 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
MINING South Africa’s output dips 2.4% in August, pointing to Q3 contraction despite manufacturing rebound 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index edges down, while employment index remains in negative territory 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Oil-fuelled CPI increase in August unlikely to steer Reserve Bank away from keeping rates flat 2 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana
BUSINESS MAVERICK R14/$: Strong commodity demand helps a feisty rand to punch above its weight 2 min 2 By Mfuneko Toyana
Business Maverick Carnage casualty: July retail trade sales fall 11.2% from June 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Shaky foundations: South Africa’s building confidence dips in third quarter, but DIY sector a bright spot 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Delayed June mining data may have skewed South Africa’s second-quarter GDP figures 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Looting losses: South Africa’s manufacturing output declines in July 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Business Confidence Index knocked into negative territory in third quarter 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Department of Mineral Resources says solution to IT issues that caused delay in June mining data ‘imminent’ 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK South Africa’s GDP expands 1.2% in the second quarter — services, agriculture shine 3 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana
BUSINESS MAVERICK Sweet success: RCL reports 14% rise in revenue after a boom in its sugar and baking businesses during Covid 2 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana
BUSINESS MAVERICK South Africa’s third-quarter consumer confidence improves but remains in negative territory 2 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana
