Gross value of foreign assets disclosed is R35bn, Malusi Gigaba says

Many economists still expect a second rate cut in 2017

All follows 34.5% rise in July to 15.6-million tonnes, bringing increase for first eight months of 2017 to 6.8% year on year, says Transnet National Ports ...

National and provincial departments spent R22bn on items such as travel, catering, entertainment and advertising in 2016-17; the DA wants some austerity

Expectations were that the deficit would narrow, but it has widened in the second quarter despite a bigger trade surplus

Political interference has weakened benefits of global GDP growth for SA, says analyst

Analysts and Business Unity SA are generally gloomy about growth with GDP ‘hamstrung by lacklustre private-sector fixed investment and jobs growth’

SA needs to get creative in stimulating small business, and tax breaks are just the thing, the Tax Indaba heard — but SARS says existing measures are not ...

Sales growth slowed more sharply than expected, with sales at general dealers shrinking

All sectors but one posted improvements in sentiment, but the RMB/BER index remains well below the expansion level

There are positives and negatives, but ‘on balance, the risks are tilted to the downside’, says Zuzana Brixiova, vice-president of the rating agency

South African miners increasingly look to build or buy assets outside the country as their operating costs rise, Moody’s warns

‘Most South African corporates have sufficient capacity to absorb these pressures and are taking action to safeguard their financial positions’

And further cites weak leadership as the reason for the weak economic growth — but says out banks are safe

Credit extension is growing faster than job creation, and the moribund economy cannot carry that burden forever

Minister says growth forecast of 1.3% for 2017 at risk; Steep deterioration in tax compliance