Africa faces a R330bn El Niño shock
Loading player...
The Sarb's outlook for rates and the economy, and what's holding SA businesses back from growing.
Other recent episodes
[TOP STORY] SA’s abandoned mines expose costly failures in regulation and accountability
‘I have yet to see the government prosecuting a large-scale company for walking away from a mine,’ says David van Wyk, mining analyst and researcher at the Benchmarks Foundation.
Who should control SA's medicine supply?
Who should control SA's medicine supply? Boards could be held liable for rubber stamping excessive paycheques under Companies Act.
[TOP STORY] Investment plunge exposes growing uncertainty over SA’s economic outlook
‘The investment drive is underpinned by investment by the private sector and not necessarily by the public sector…that's where the issue of confidence lies,’ says Isaah Mhlanga, chief economist at RMB.
Union takes on Ramaphosa over Eskom shake-up
R580bn setback piles pressure on government finances as investment projects plummet in first half of 2026. What Zondo and Madlanga taught us about hiring the wrong people.
[TOP STORY] Tax change could hit South Africans with spouses living abroad
‘It can have a negative impact on those ordinary South Africans, even though they are targeting wealthy taxpayers who are trying to use a loophole,’ says Reinert van Rensburg, tax attorney at Leap Group.