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US steps up aid package of weapons; Kremlin intent on conquering Donetsk, Luhansk

Bloomberg
19 May

What China’s stark economic slowdown means for South Africa

Sharon Wood
19 May

Vaccines and social grants are potentially changing the economic and political face of rural SA

Leslie Bank
15 May

World Bank calls for investment in health workforce if SA serious about caring for its people

Courtney Price Ivins, Annie (Liying) Liang, Nicole Serfontein, Thulani Matsebula and Pia Schneider
15 May

South Africa sports a stand-out positive trade balance in the emerging market universe

Sharon Wood
12 May

Ukraine invasion shows the UN Security Council and other peace and security bodies are close to obsolete

Adeoye O Akinola
05 May

From Russia with a middle finger: Stagflation stalks Africa as Ukraine conflict fans inflation 

Ed Stoddard
14 Apr

Putin says talks with Kyiv at dead end; Zelensky calls for more sanctions

Bloomberg
12 Apr

Ex-World Bank Economist Wins Costa Rica Presidential Election

Bloomberg
04 Apr

World Bank issues groundbreaking $150m Rhino Bond to help SA conserve endangered species

Ed Stoddard
24 Mar

Almost five million displaced by war, says UN, while US raises concerns over China’s support of Russia

Bloomberg
15 Mar

South Africa the world’s most unequal country – World Bank report

Ed Stoddard
13 Mar

Tackling inequality will break the gridlock on what to do about climate change

Murray Leibbrandt and Anda David
10 Mar

So, where is the $8.5bn that South Africa was promised at COP26?

Mark Swilling
04 Mar

Finance Minister Godongwana must balance politics and finances in the shadow of vast debt

Marianne Merten
21 Feb

Expensive Poverty: Why Aid Fails and How It Can Work

Greg Mills
17 Feb

Africa’s access to international capital markets may open doors to more sustainable funding than bilateral loans

Kouassi Yeboua
10 Feb

Never mind a wealth tax, South Africa needs a corruption tax on companies that collude in State Capture

Sean Gossel
30 Jan

World Bank comes to South Africa’s rescue with a $750m loan for Covid-19 response  

Ray Mahlaka
23 Jan

Heating planet could lead to annual $1.6-trillion labour productivity loss, study finds

Julia Evans
20 Jan

If we are serious about empowering women in business, we need inclusive procurement

Sope Williams-Elegbe and Nkechi Coker
15 Dec