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[Opinion] SA’s Goldilocks moment?

While stating the global economy is at a “critical juncture,” in its latest World Economic Outlook the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its global GDP outlook for this year from the 3.3% projected in January to 2.8%. For South Africa, the IMF downgrades the 1.5% January forecast to 1% now; more realistic than the 1.9% projected by National Treasury in the March Budget.

[Letter] Cash injections won’t save Transnet

Kabelo Khumalo’s article refers (“Rail company boss hails fast-tracking of state reforms”, March 28). I share Traxtion CEO James Holley’s assessment that “it’s hard to exaggerate what a game-changer moment it would be if the SA government is successful in implementing those three projects [in the request for information]”.

[Opinion] A view from Washington, DC

While walking from one briefing to the next in Washington, DC, last week, I received a notification from South Africa’s favourite app. EskomSePush told me loadshedding stage 2 had been implemented.

[News] South Africa’s geopolitical dance

The repeated injections of geopolitical, trade, and investment uncertainty delivered by the second Trump administration have hit various governments, not least of which US allies, hard.

[Opinion] SA policy status quo harming black people the most

After 30 years of democracy, the vast majority of black South Africans continue to languish in poverty at much higher rates than other racial groups.

[Letter] Taxpayers under pressure

The National Treasury estimates that 235,542 taxpayers contribute 33.1% of total individual income tax. Of 7,888,615 individual taxpayers, 569,351 contribute 49.1% of all personal income tax (2023/24 financial year).

[Opinion] AGOA, going, gone

In a 13 February executive order (EO), ‘Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs’,US president Donald Trump puts forth a wide-ranging review and proposed change to how the US administers tariffs – and how the US administration views global trade as well as bodies such as the World Trade Organisation.

[Letter] State’s mixed messages

Government targets private capital, but introduces laws that make SA a riskier place to invest