[Video] Economic consequences of the lockdown in South Africa
David Ansara of the CRA discusses the South African government's national lockdown strategy and the problems associated with it, including the artificial distinction between "essential" and "non-essential" services.
[Audio] SARB lowers interest rates by 1%*
The SARB has announced a 100-basis point reduction in the repo rate, to 5.25%. The Prime lending rate now falls to 8.75%.
CRA services to continue under Coronavirus contingency plan
Following the announcement by President Ramaphosa last night, Sunday 15 March, a national state of disaster has been declared in South Africa to mitigate the risks of the global Coronavirus pandemic.
[News] Tito’s budget should keep Moody’s off our backs – post-Budget reaction
For the first time in five years, government gave some relief to over-stretched South African taxpayers.
[Opinion] Taxman at your door
David Ansara writes if necessary policies aren’t implemented, taxpayers will continue to pay for government’s profligacy.
[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.