[Opinion] Pompeo on land reform: Is SA's trade relationship with the US under threat?
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s criticism of the South African government's proposed policy of Expropriation without Compensation suggests that the US-SA commercial and diplomatic relationship could be under significant strain.
[Audio] Land expropriation without compensation would be disastrous for the South African economy - Pompeo
The United States Secretary of State's remarks that land expropriation without compensation would be disastrous for the South African economy are just the latest comments from the US Government casting aspersions on the process.
[News] Weak economic growth exacerbating unemployment: Experts
South Africa's unemployment rate remains unchanged at 29.1%.
[News] SA will be hard to sell in Davos for Mboweni
Economists are sceptical that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Team SA delegation will succeed in inspiring investor appetite in the South African economy at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this week.
[News] SARB cuts Repo rate
SARB cuts the Repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25% in Q1 2020, following a unanimous vote by the SARB MPC.
[News] SA economy ‘not in the doldrums, but the nasties’ - economists
We’d be lucky to see 0.9% growth, which is the World Bank’s expectation, and could already be in a depression rather than a recession, one expert said.
[Audio] South African energy crisis impacting business and investment
10 Dec 2019 - In this clip, David Ansara (COO) and Ian Cruickshanks (Chief Economist) discuss the short-to-medium term impact of the energy crisis on business activity and investment in South Africa.
[Audio] Interview on SAfm on the state of the provinces
7 Nov 2019 - David Ansara, COO of the Centre For Risk Analysis, spoke to Stephen Grootes on SAfm Sunrise about the CRA’s latest report on the state of South Africa’s provinces.
[Opinion] Open for business? How SMMEs in South Africa can thrive
Small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) have the potential to drive economic growth and employment in South Africa. However, this potential is not being realised.
[News] Eastern Cape SA’s most unequal province
White South Africans are getting paid three times more than their black African counterparts at work.
[Video] Economists warn of investment downgrades
Some economists have warned that unless South Africa puts its economic house in order soon, it faces the possibility of an investment downgrade.
[News] Ramaphosa’s Challenge May Be Bigger Than That Faced by Mandela
When Nelson Mandela came to power in 1994, he faced the challenge of uniting a nation divided by apartheid and healing an economy shattered by sanctions and mismanagement.