Stablecoins, especially dollar-pegged ones, are a looming danger. Europe’s digital euro is a good counter-move but the US leads this digital financial race
Practical economic strategies are needed to change the regulations that hobble entrepreneurship and result in funds leaving the country
Urgent reform is needed as dangerous socio-economic undercurrents swirl
The treasury needs to focus on strengthening revenue collection, efficient allocation and optimisation
In the world of Forex trading, timing is everything. With the vast array of strategies available, it’s crucial for traders to choose the right one for the right market…
Consumer inflation has eased but is still not comfortably within the central bank’s target of 3% to 6% This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…
The experience of Chile’s Salvador Allende illustrates how the private sphere and superpowers control investment and natural resource exploitation
Smith probably would have been shocked by the extent of specialisation in the 21st-century economy (and probably also pleased with his foresight).
The trend of wealth departing our shores is severely discouraging and political and economic reform is needed to stem the tide
Record new high for unemployment in South Africa, as Stats SA releases jobs data for the fourth quarter of 2021
The rise in oil and food prices owing to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is hitting poorer countries the hardest
Between 1970 and 2016, the stock of natural capital on the continent fell on average by 65%, driven largely by land-use change, but Africa can lead the world by putting nature at…
Political parties and trade unions are asking the finance minister to address the growing national debt crisis and to extend the R350 grant
‘Squid Game’ is an explicit critique of the current mode of capitalism. But far too much popular discourse has overlooked or neglected its sociopolitical messages.
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
Having faith that market forces alone will create full employment under an enabling environment is a pipe dream. A wage subsidy programme is a good place to start tackling…
These key indicators have been buoyed by a trade surplus and commodities boom, but will this lead to economic growth?
After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security…
Trudi Makhaya, the president’s economic adviser, talks to Tshegofatso Mathe about her upbringing, favourite books, Covid-19 and solutions to get our country out of its economic…
These three common responses to racism must be deconstructed until something … clicks
