Jobs crisis: Call the private sector
SA’s job growth is stalling. Government can’t hire its way out – only the private sector can drive real change. But will its policies
Fiscal anchor: Stability without shackles
We all need a budget limit, and so does the government – a fiscal anchor. But that doesn’t mean there’s no flexibility to respond
How rubber is Godongwana’s arm?
Enoch Godongwana will deliver his budget amid a flurry of demands from his own party for money at Transnet and elsewhere. How rubber will
The déjà vu deficit: Keeping South Africa on the budget tightrope
SA’s deficit – the gap between what we spend and what we get in – is likely to be ugly when Enoch Godongwana unveils
Gaps in the SARB’s inflation-targeting debate
The Reserve Bank seeks a lower inflation target, but weak research, rising costs and flawed data stand in the way. Swift government reforms are
Transnet seeks R50bn bailout
Transnet is looking to government to help it manage its debt burden and lure the private sector
Donald Trump vs BEE
Trump’s opposition to race-based policies puts renewed scrutiny on South Africa’s transformation drive
Trump digs in: How the Cape Town Mining Indaba unearthed global shifts
Two big global trends emerged from this week’s mining indaba: geopolitical realignment and the shape-shifting commodity supercycle
Eskom sneezes, but municipal pandemic looms
Eskom may claim its latest bout of load-shedding is a ‘temporary setback’. But ballooning municipal debts pose a serious risk to the power utility
The SARB’s schizophrenic policy guidance
To avoid unnecessary market volatility, the monetary policy committee needs to improve how it communicates its judgments and policy preferences.