During the 2023-24 financial year, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape only built one school each
Budget choices must empower the poor and end socio-economic exclusion
Amid rising imports and operational hurdles, the steel producer announces layoffs while the government’s long-term strategy remains unclear
Some consider the decision to tap the forex reserve as a sign that the state can be swayed by the left. But the ANC-led government knows exactly how to neutralise progressive…
Commentators are cautiously positive about the treasury’s decision to use the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account
South Africa’s economy has stagnated and policymakers ought to be looking for solutions that move us forward
The Reserve Bank governor confirmed the central bank is in talks with the treasury over calls to tap the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account This content is…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has emphasised the need to address supply-side constraints, such as the country’s energy and logistics crises
Today, as the country awaits the next update on the state of its public purse, the prospect of a debt crisis seems more imminent than before. This is as South Africa’s fiscal…
The choice to adopt austerity is not about protecting the state against capture — nor is it about realising untapped growth
As central bankers in the advanced world unite over the ‘higher for longer’ mantra, the Reserve Bank cautions against raising targets amid still-high inflation
Anxiety about governance failures stands to limit our options, just when we need an alternative direction the most
The government is walking a tightrope as civil servants embark on industrial action over pay
The social development department has been allocated R35.7 billion to fund the extended social relief of distress grant
Workers are in the throes of a cost of living crisis, which could force the government to fold on its hard line against more spending
Nearly half of South African women are left out of the country’s labour force — and gender-friendly budgeting could fix that
More women than men are unemployed, partly because they are engaged in unpaid labour: caregiving, cooking and cleaning
South Africa is facing a deepening unemployment crisis and experts warn that climate change threatens the country’s shrinking jobs.
The private sector, experts say, cannot alone be entrusted with the important task of stopping South Africa’s unemployment tailspin
Experts’ strategies for fixing the unemployment crisis range from devaluing the rand to a universal income grant or accepting debt from loans
