Developing countries are facing economic disaster
May 29, 2020 14:25 pm UTC| Economy
While attention in developed countries has been focused inward on the effects of the pandemic at home and the anticipated exit from lockdown, an economic and health disaster is emerging in developing counties that make up...
Five ways collective intelligence can help beat coronavirus in developing countries
Apr 21, 2020 12:34 pm UTC| Technology Economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has so far had the greatest impact in developed economies with strong health systems. And the results have been terrifying. But the epicentre of the pandemic could soon shift again to low and...
Budget shows treasury is desperately short of ideas to fix South Africa's economic woes
Mar 01, 2020 13:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
At the core of this years budget proposals from South Africas national treasury is the admission that national debt is no longer expected to stabilise. In previous years, bar one brief exception, budgets and medium-term...
Ramaphosa fails to show leadership as difficult and decisive year looms
Jan 14, 2020 00:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
On the eve of the statement marking the 108th birthday of the governing African National Congress (ANC), South Africas finance minister Tito Mboweni tweeted: If you cannot effect deep structural economic reforms, then...
ANC's anniversary statement – damp squib or new benchmark for South Africa?
Jan 10, 2020 10:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The statement issued by the African National Congress (ANC), South Africas governing party, each January to mark the anniversary of its launch in 1912, is many things to many people. It is a multipurpose vehicle to...
Brazilian manufacturing industry’s output slows down in December
Jan 02, 2020 16:19 pm UTC| Commentary
The Brazilian manufacturing industrys output eased in December. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Brazil Manufacturing PMIs index dropped to 50.2 from Novembers 52.9, indicating towards the weakest improvement in business...
South Africa is missing out on fresh fruit export growth. What it needs to do
Dec 04, 2019 12:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
South Africas urgent need to create jobs requires that the country take advantage of opportunities in the global economy that it can convert into quick wins. The fruit industry presents such an opportunity. The countrys...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight