ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Local products can rescue SA’s GDP from the offshore consumption trap 4 min 1 By Lindsey Schutters
GDP SURPRISE SA economy expands by a better-than-expected 0.8% in Q2, with mining leading the way 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
ANALYSIS Ford’s retrenchments reflect broader challenges and uncertainty in SA's automotive sector 5 min 5 By Lindsey Schutters
EASTERN CAPE Trump tariffs jeopardise future of decades-old Nelson Mandela Bay engineering firm 5 min 6 By Estelle Ellis
TARIFF TRAUMA NMB Business Chamber calls for urgent mitigation after devastating US tariff announcement 5 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Shopping sucks, but SA is stitching a comeback 3 min 5 By Stephen Grootes
DRIVER’S SEAT SA car sales race ahead, but exports show warning light 3 min 1 By Yeshiel Panchia and Kara le Roux
EXPORT EROSION Built for export, boxed in at home — SA vehicle sector calls for decisive action 4 min 1 By Yeshiel Panchia
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Taiwan deploys a ‘silicon shield’ to protect itself from China 6 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
CHASSIS CHANGE SA military manufacturer pivots to Kia partnership to cover loss of iconic Toyota V8 4 min 5 By Lindsey Schutters
AGE OF UNCERTAINTY SA should exit Agoa before being pushed, warns Citi MD 4 min 6 By Lindsey Schutters
ECONOMY SA GDP grows by 0.6% in Q4 2024 as agricultural sector rebounds with 17.1% surge 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: To fix SA manufacturing, think mini not macro 4 min 7 By Tim Cohen
MANUFACTURING SECTOR Absa PMI sinks back into negative territory in August as economy stays stuck in low gear 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
JOBS CRISIS Lights were on, yet SA's unemployment rate rose to 33.5% in Q2, edging back to record high – Stats SA 3 min 4 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SA’s annual manufacturing output plunges in June, but quarterly green shoots emerge 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MANUFACTURING SECTOR Absa PMI bounces back to positive levels in July, signalling solid manufacturing start to Q3 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
GREEN SHOOTS Rand shows resilience before inaugural National Assembly sitting, hoisted by sound economic data 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BLEAK GDP PICTURE ‘Weak, weak, weak’ — SA economy contracts 0.1% in Q1, but economists see growth in Q2 3 min 3 By Ed Stoddard
RECESSION RUMBLINGS Absa PMI plunges in May despite lack of power cuts as manufacturing sector braced for elections 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
