The year certainly has not been the most uplifting on the economic front for SA. Unemployment hit record highs, inequality continues to be a thorn in the side of sustainable development, many growth indicators are at 2008 crisis levels and Eskom is dimming whatever light remained.

But there were a few things to be happy about...

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