Clothing and footwear have been the largest contributor to retail trade since October 2022
Most people have a second income stream to support their families but some do it because it’s their passion or talent – and brings in extra money
With unemployment in that sector at almost catastrophic levels, it is essential to ensure that the drain of skills to other countries is halted in its tracks and that sound…
The first-quarter economic growth was attributed to growth in eight industries, according to Statistics SA’s data
PwC’s Women in Work Index says governments and businesses must tackle causes of inequality
The central bank estimates that gross domestic product (GDP) to contract by 8.2% in 2020
StatsSa has dubbed Q2 of 2020 the “pandemic quarter” as a result of hard Covid-19 lockdown that saw most sectors of the economy plummeting
Although Stats SA has noted a slight decrease, South Africa’s unemployment rate is still one of the highest in the world.
Unemployment, state debt and public sector burden and structural rigidities will affect growth
The number of new accounts has risen but tough times have forced others to borrow
Manufacturing numbers may be up, but business confidence is low
Cheaper food has helped to ease the pain but an ever weakening rand means the prognosis is poor
Dlamini-Zuma says it is important to ensure the work of StatsSA remains relevant, and that policymakers and implementers use the data
Sexual assault survivors are silenced by societal prejudice, lack of support from their community or family, secondary trauma and rape myths.
The financing of undergraduate degrees but not postgraduate is short-sighted and counterproductive
Readers write in about health equity, the Post Office, and Krotoa
President Jacob Zuma claims that 34% of households had access to electricity in 1994. Available data suggests he is wrong. By 1994 it was about 50%.
A recently released survey shows that for the vast majority of those self-employed in SA, poor working conditions and poverty are a reality.
The IMF will update its global economic outlook this week, while investors look at a rates decision in Nigeria and inflation numbers in South Africa.
The cost of manufacturing goods in South Africa rose higher in August than last month, meaning more pressure on consumer prices.
