ANALYSIS SA’s 2024 elections campaign — noise, noise everywhere, but not a good jobs debate to spare 4 min 19 By Stephen Grootes
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS ‘Jobs, jobs, jobs’ — DA’s Winde makes employment promise to young people in Western Cape 3 min 8 By Suné Payne
PROTESTS FOR POSTS Job promises for unemployed doctors after KwaZulu-Natal protest 4 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ANALYSIS SA Reserve Bank is exorcising the spectre of stagflation 5 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
LOADED FOR BEAR With Kganyago’s third term clinched, SA Reserve Bank will remain island of policy stability 5 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
PROVINCIAL BUDGET Western Cape tries to balance national budget cuts with ‘protecting the vulnerable’ 4 min 0 By Suné Payne
BRIGHTER OUTLOOK OP-ED There’s cause to be optimistic about South Africa’s economic prospects 4 min 12 By Joel Netshitenzhe
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Do 18 million handouts compensate for low economic growth? 4 min 3 By Unknown Author
STATE OF THE PROVINCE ADDRESS Acting North West premier highlights challenges of reversing governance collapse 5 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo
UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS Buying food or looking for work — stark choice facing young job-seekers in SA 6 min 1 By Lerato Mutsila
QUARTERLY LABOUR FORCE SURVEY Economic crisis — SA unemployment rate edges up to 32.1% in Q4 2023 3 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
AFRICA CHECK ‘For the people, by the people’ — fact-checking seven claims in Rise Mzansi’s election manifesto 12 min 13 By Africa Check
RECESSION WATCH Q4 SA mining output suggests downturn dodged despite dreadful December 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
SONA 2024 OP-ED ‘Six impossible things before breakfast’ — how SA went from substance to spin 5 min 11 By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley
SONA 2024 ‘Divorced from reality’ – Ramaphosa’s Tintswalo analogy leaves sour taste in mouth of the youth 6 min 7 By Lerato Mutsila
SONA 2024 Five key takeaways from Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address 4 min 41 By Queenin Masuabi
LOOKING AHEAD A tiny green shoot emerges, with SA set to buck global trend of decelerating growth 8 min 1 By Neesa Moodley and Ed Stoddard
UBI OP-ED Universal basic income is the answer to providing a solid unemployment social assistance system 4 min 16 By Isobel Frye
GROUNDUP State of SA at a glance— key statistics worth knowing ahead of the 2024 elections 3 min 2 By GroundUp Staff
16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM OP-ED Leaving no one behind — comprehensive approach needed to end GBV and femicide in SA 6 min 0 By Matshidiso Lencoasa, Juhi Kasan and Thokozile Madonko
BUSINESS MAVERICK Volkswagen tells workers to brace for job cuts in savings push 1 min 0 By Bloomberg
