On Workers’ Day 2026, the typical white worker still stands far above the typical black African worker in a labour market built through conquest, land theft and racial rule
Capitec reports headline earnings growth of 23% to R16.8 billion, celebrates R1 billion in client savings, and enters its next chapter as a diversified financial services group…
The rural economy should not be forgotten in South Africa’s economic growth agenda,
The state has tried the neoliberalism model in various forms for 31 years, and it has not worked
State disinvestment in public services, infrastructure and manufacturing ensured that millions would remain trapped in cycles of poverty, with or without immigration
Real estate investment trusts are booming, reporting strong results for the interim period ending December
The minister conceded that the measure did not have support across the political spectrum
South Africa, in particular, is witnessing remarkable growth, poised to secure a substantial share of the projected $5 billion investment in the African data centre market by 2026
As austerity batters public universities, fly by night institutions leave students in the lurch
The old trade winds are blowing again and we must take notice, writes editor-in-chief Ron Derby
The world is changing and alliances shifting which presents opportunities for the continent if the citizenry is engaged
With most of the NDP targets way off the mark, our fiscal path defers the NDP goals by another decade, if we are lucky, while an incapable state will spell its death
We live in a system doing the exact opposite of what it was designed for
In the real world, diplomacy is driven by economic interests
In all the bickering that we’ve been through over the past five years, from the long-running saga about the competence of former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to this…
The head of the central bank urged the government to stay committed to structural reforms, especially with regard to logistics and electricity
The sugar industry’s struggle tells a bigger story of the risks of South Africa’s deindustrialisation
There’s not just one person to blame for decades of mismanagement of an electricity crisis that was made known some 25 years ago
Other factors are inflation and interest rate hikes while load-shedding has affected key sectors
As SA’s democracy heads towards 30 years, we need to critically assess what needs to be done differently to become Madiba’s miracle nation
