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Can we shield South Africa from climate change?

The country could become an apocalyptic wasteland if it fails to ta...

Published: 10 March 2023

Business Live

ANN BERNSTEIN: A risky basic income grant could come with nasty surprises

The net result of introducing a BIG will be higher taxes, slower gr...

Published: 24 October 2022

Business Live

Why SA isn’t getting the growth it needs

The Covid Project — a research project to assess SA’s economic pros...

Published: 10 September 2022

Business Live

Small rise in employment is nothing to celebrate

Consensus is emerging that unemployment, inequality and poverty req...

Published: 2 June 2022

Business Day

Global focus shifts away from SA issues at World Economic Forum

Financing for a just energy transition in SA takes a back seat to m...

Published: 29 May 2022

Business Live

The Reserve Bank and Treasury's fiscal policies are bearing fruit

The economy is in bad shape, but it would be even worse were it not...

Published: 17 April 2022

Business Live

The Reserve Bank must raise interest rates — but how high and how fast?

The Reserve Bank must raise interest rates — but how high and how f...

Published: 20 March 2022

Business Live

High minimum wages hinder efforts to cut unemployment

The unemployed perhaps need to get into the labour market first and...

Published: 30 January 2022

Business Live

The growth story Godongwana needs in his budget speech to be believable

Minister must show that Treasury is not anti-poor, guarantee fiscal...

Published: 9 November 2021

Business Live