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[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.

[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.