The oligopolistic structure of the major sectors of SA industry that provide barriers to entry will have to be broken, writes Landiwe Mahlangu
The public-sector wage bill currently makes up about 35% of the national budget
Finance minister Tito Mboweni can impose spending cuts, raise taxes and increase VAT or simply await a Moody’s downgrade
The opposition party has proposed alternative ways to reduce debt and the budget deficit
Eyes will be on how Tito Mboweni plans to stabilise debt over the coming few years
Either one will bring pain — to public servants and to ordinary consumers
Saica’s David Warneke talks to Business Day TV about what might be in finance minister Tito Mboweni’s speech
Financial managers have no budget for the political policies they have to execute, expert observes
A chain of consequences has not yet been priced in by optimists, who fail to see how SOEs and other institutions will buckle
Nedbank CIB’s Reezwana Sumad discusses the consumer inflation data with Business Day TV
Despite inflation coming in at 4.5% in January, it has been at or below the midpoint of the Reserve Bank’s target range since December 2018
Economists are concerned by slow progress and are not optimistic on growth and job creation
The body charged with safeguarding the country’s official statistics has threatened to walk, if the agency which produces a raft of economic and social ...
Their history shows how a new dialogue with pensions and workers at the centre may spark a turnaround
SA has serious growth challenges but lower inflation and the improved credibility of policy has helped limit the risk of stagflation
Honey Mamabolo is now MD at the SA Mint, which produces SA’s legal tender coins, investment coins and coins for the international market
Ratings agency says the economy struggled to eke out any growth in 2019 and cites power cuts
With the government’s debt levels worryingly high and SOEs in dire straits, economists are questioning the wisdom of the president’s proposal
Uncertainty about the budget hangs over the main data release this week — CPI — and what it means for interest rates
The ratings agency says little was said at the state of the nation address on key issues such as energy, public finances and land reform
