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Last week the national treasury formally released the findings of a two-year review of growth in the South African economy by a Harvard-led international panel of economists and…

Following the bread price-fixing scandal at the end of last year and the further recent increases by the large bread producers, there have been several calls for government to…

Last year saw a return to market volatility levels previously experienced in the recovery years of the 1990s’ dotcom bust. Markets are always volatile when there is uncertainty…

Although I work as an economist and portfolio manager in the finance sector, I live in a remote rural area where my husband has, together with the local community, built a…

The latest inflation figures are higher than expected and breach the Reserve Bank’s target range of 3% to 6% for the second consecutive month. The main culprits of this…

After the inflation target was breached, the Reserve Bank was widely seen as justified in increasing interest rates early in June for the fifth time in a year. The question is…

The government imbizos (meetings) held in April were heavily criticised. While they are meant to be an opportunity for government to engage with the broader community, only a…

After being smacked around since May 11 in equity, bonds and commodities in both the developed and emerging world, it is hard for investors to keep focused on the fundamentals.…

While the government has identified six barriers to growth, I would like to add a seventh: income inequality and its impact on our well-being. The government has moved quickly to…

Inequality matters. It is often thought that only absolute poverty is important and that if all members of society have a minimum standard of living, the relative distribution of…