Godongwana has pursued the austerity measures implemented by his predecessors to reduce debt and Ramokgopa is partly credited with the current relief from load-shedding
The Republican candidate is running a tight race against incumbent Joe Biden, who could see his Inflation Reduction Act dismantled
Investors will struggle to look beyond the country’s energy and logistics crises
With the right amount of planning, political coalitions can work – and even create the environment for better economic solutions
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has emphasised the need to address supply-side constraints, such as the country’s energy and logistics crises
A wider Middle East war would hit an already fragile and fragmented economy.
Mining windfall helped SA’s financial position, but lower revenues and additional spending will delay the end of fiscal consolidation
Chile and Brazil are leading the pack with their recent interest rate cuts but South Africa is on its own timeline
A bigger alliance will give the group extra economic heft, but it remains to be seen whether its members can speak in one voice
The currency, which is usually a bellwether for other emerging markets, has diverged from global trends – thanks in large part to the energy crisis
The architecture of the global financial system hurts emerging market economies but the alliance has yet to offer an alternative
The utility’s R400 billion debt has fed into the country’s 15-year energy crisis and low growth potential, which has been identified as a key credit weakness
The government has struggled to claw back business confidence after the state capture years.
Growth in the third quarter is encouraging, but analysts have cautioned against viewing the data as a sign of the economy’s improved health
Fiscal consolidation is drawing to a close as the public purse was boosted by commodities, but the treasury will probably continue exercising restraint
Commentators have weighed in on the Transnet strike’s economic hit, but strike season isn’t over yet
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
Global dynamics and South Africa’s energy crisis will weigh on domestic growth for years to come. But green investment could, eventually, resuscitate the economy
South Africa’s jobless rate is one of the highest in the world — and bringing it down significantly could take years
It could prove difficult for government to loosen its grip on the public purse, but economists say the current extraordinary circumstances require intervention
