Economy news

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Trending

2 days 7 days 30 days By Industry

Source:

Woolies keeps number 1 spot in SA Retail Sentiment Index

Image source: Andriy Popov –

Living wage vs minimum wage: How to address pay disparity and reduce working povertyNtuthuzelo Gcolo

Africa can finance its development but needs a paradigm shift

Africa can finance its development but needs a paradigm shift

Matilda Moyo 22 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Finance & Insurance

#BestofBiz 2020: Finance & Insurance

14 Dec 2020

Maarten Ackerman, chief economist and advisory partner, Citadel

The good news ... and the bad news

Maarten Ackerman 9 Dec 2020

Get to know the formula to success

Get to know the formula to success

Momentum 9 Dec 2020

South African festive spending predicted to decrease by 15%

2 Dec 2020

Sumit Kumar Sharma, enterprise architect at In2IT Technologies

Anti-money laundering can never be a tick-box exercise

Sumit Kumar Sharma 2 Dec 2020

Unpacking ways to promote and protect investments in Africa

Unpacking ways to promote and protect investments in Africa

Enterprises University of Pretoria 2 Dec 2020

The true impact of lockdowns on the world's economies

The true impact of lockdowns on the world's economies

Lucy Desai 30 Nov 2020

Ratings agencies not convinced about SA's economic recovery plan - expect further downgrades

Paul Marais 27 Nov 2020

Buy local this festive season, for the sake of SA's economy

25 Nov 2020

Prevention is better than a cure!

Prevention is better than a cure!

Bullion PR & Communication 25 Nov 2020

Kickstarting the post-Covid-19 economic recovery, the big focus of the 2020 Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue

Kickstarting the post-Covid-19 economic recovery, the big focus of the 2020 Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue

Optimize Agency 24 Nov 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni

SA moves further into junk status

23 Nov 2020

Lesetja Kganyago, Sarb governor

Repo rate remains unchanged at 3.5%

20 Nov 2020

Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development headquarters in Lome. Willem Heerbaart/Wikimedia Commons

How West Africa economic partnership deals put the cart before the horse

Michael E Odijie 18 Nov 2020

Martin Kingston, B4SA steering committee chairman

Policy certainty about lockdown levels is key to stimulating SA's economic recovery

16 Nov 2020

Will SA's short-term insurance industry weather the Covid-19 storm?

Will SA's short-term insurance industry weather the Covid-19 storm?

Insight Survey 16 Nov 2020

Expenditure cuts require a political settlement that has failed to materialise under South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. Getty Images

A settlement with trade unions remains the best way forward for South Africa

Seán Mfundza Muller 11 Nov 2020

#EvolutionofWork: Does working long hours boost economic performance?

#EvolutionofWork: Does working long hours boost economic performance?

Lucy Desai 10 Nov 2020

President-elect Joe Biden

Biden's election bodes well for SA's economy

Raymond Parsons 9 Nov 2020

Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

NJ Ayuk 4 Nov 2020

Have our politicians forgotten the legal principle of common cause?

Have our politicians forgotten the legal principle of common cause?

Andrea Rademeyer, Ask Afrika 4 Nov 2020

Parts of South Africa’s economy, such as the transport sector, are dominated by a few companies, which raises barriers to entry. Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

South Africa's economic reform ambitions fall short of what's required: a few pointers

Matthew Kofi Ocran 30 Oct 2020

South African Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni. The origins of the country’s fiscal crisis are deeper than Covid-19. Getty Images

South Africa's waning economic fortunes demand harsh policy adjustments: who will bear the brunt?

Michael Sachs 29 Oct 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni

#MTBPS2020: A tough balancing act

28 Oct 2020

"An individual cannot save SA" - Moeletsi Mbeki

27 Oct 2020

Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, CEO, Groupe Filatex.

Here's to a modern Africa of continental free trade and energy access

Hasnaine Yavarhoussen 27 Oct 2020

Whistle-blowers in South Africa are treated as pariahs in spite of their moral courage

Theresa Onaji-Benson, Elmé Vivier, Gideon Pogrund & Mollie Painter 26 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Four factors to financing your business beyond relief funding

Four factors to financing your business beyond relief funding

23 Oct 2020

More news

Africa can finance its development but needs a paradigm shift

Africa can finance its development but needs a paradigm shift

Matilda Moyo 22 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Finance & Insurance

#BestofBiz 2020: Finance & Insurance

14 Dec 2020

Maarten Ackerman, chief economist and advisory partner, Citadel

The good news ... and the bad news

Maarten Ackerman 9 Dec 2020

Get to know the formula to success

Get to know the formula to success

Momentum 9 Dec 2020

South African festive spending predicted to decrease by 15%

2 Dec 2020

Sumit Kumar Sharma, enterprise architect at In2IT Technologies

Anti-money laundering can never be a tick-box exercise

Sumit Kumar Sharma 2 Dec 2020

Unpacking ways to promote and protect investments in Africa

Unpacking ways to promote and protect investments in Africa

Enterprises University of Pretoria 2 Dec 2020

The true impact of lockdowns on the world's economies

The true impact of lockdowns on the world's economies

Lucy Desai 30 Nov 2020

Ratings agencies not convinced about SA's economic recovery plan - expect further downgrades

Paul Marais 27 Nov 2020

Buy local this festive season, for the sake of SA's economy

25 Nov 2020

Prevention is better than a cure!

Prevention is better than a cure!

Bullion PR & Communication 25 Nov 2020

Kickstarting the post-Covid-19 economic recovery, the big focus of the 2020 Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue

Kickstarting the post-Covid-19 economic recovery, the big focus of the 2020 Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue

Optimize Agency 24 Nov 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni

SA moves further into junk status

23 Nov 2020

Lesetja Kganyago, Sarb governor

Repo rate remains unchanged at 3.5%

20 Nov 2020

Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development headquarters in Lome. Willem Heerbaart/Wikimedia Commons

How West Africa economic partnership deals put the cart before the horse

Michael E Odijie 18 Nov 2020

Martin Kingston, B4SA steering committee chairman

Policy certainty about lockdown levels is key to stimulating SA's economic recovery

16 Nov 2020

Will SA's short-term insurance industry weather the Covid-19 storm?

Will SA's short-term insurance industry weather the Covid-19 storm?

Insight Survey 16 Nov 2020

Expenditure cuts require a political settlement that has failed to materialise under South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. Getty Images

A settlement with trade unions remains the best way forward for South Africa

Seán Mfundza Muller 11 Nov 2020

#EvolutionofWork: Does working long hours boost economic performance?

#EvolutionofWork: Does working long hours boost economic performance?

Lucy Desai 10 Nov 2020

President-elect Joe Biden

Biden's election bodes well for SA's economy

Raymond Parsons 9 Nov 2020

Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

NJ Ayuk 4 Nov 2020

Have our politicians forgotten the legal principle of common cause?

Have our politicians forgotten the legal principle of common cause?

Andrea Rademeyer, Ask Afrika 4 Nov 2020

Parts of South Africa’s economy, such as the transport sector, are dominated by a few companies, which raises barriers to entry. Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

South Africa's economic reform ambitions fall short of what's required: a few pointers

Matthew Kofi Ocran 30 Oct 2020

South African Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni. The origins of the country’s fiscal crisis are deeper than Covid-19. Getty Images

South Africa's waning economic fortunes demand harsh policy adjustments: who will bear the brunt?

Michael Sachs 29 Oct 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni

#MTBPS2020: A tough balancing act

28 Oct 2020

"An individual cannot save SA" - Moeletsi Mbeki

27 Oct 2020

Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, CEO, Groupe Filatex.

Here's to a modern Africa of continental free trade and energy access

Hasnaine Yavarhoussen 27 Oct 2020

Whistle-blowers in South Africa are treated as pariahs in spite of their moral courage

Theresa Onaji-Benson, Elmé Vivier, Gideon Pogrund & Mollie Painter 26 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Four factors to financing your business beyond relief funding

Four factors to financing your business beyond relief funding

23 Oct 2020

Nomalungelo Gina, deputy trade minister

The economic impact of fronting

21 Oct 2020

Botswana retained its rating because of its strong case about fiscal strategy, institutional strength, and prudent policymaking. Shutterstock

African countries need reliable and accessible economic data: recent ratings show why

Misheck Mutize 20 Oct 2020

Premal Ranchod, head of ESG research at Alexander Forbes Investments

South African green economic recovery blueprint

19 Oct 2020

Calls for South Africans to buy local to reignite growth

Calls for South Africans to buy local to reignite growth

16 Oct 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Mixed reactions to Ramaphosa's recovery plan

16 Oct 2020

Covid-19 and AfCFTA: why now is the time to maintain momentum despite the global pandemic

Zuneid Yousuf 15 Oct 2020

Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni

MTBPS postponed by a week

14 Oct 2020

IMF's new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

IMF's new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

9 Oct 2020

Post-Covid: The way forward for SA and emerging markets

6 Oct 2020

Technology & TCF in uncertain times. Top 5 trends during the Covid-19 pandemic

Technology & TCF in uncertain times. Top 5 trends during the Covid-19 pandemic

Caroline da Silva, Brandon Topham & Lyndwill Clarke 1 Oct 2020