South Africa

  • Nov 2, 2020
  • 2 min read

New South African opposition leader will stress focus

The main opposition party has elected a new permanent leader

South Africa
  • Oct 30, 2020
  • 7 min read

South African budget plans may prove too ambitious

The latest mid-term budget outline rests on steep expenditure cuts

South Africa
  • Oct 29, 2020
  • 2 min read

South African debt plans face manifold challenges

The government's Medium Term Budget Policy Statement offered little to cheer about for investors or ordinary citizens

South Africa
  • Oct 27, 2020
  • 8 min read

South Africa’s DA will return to founding principles

The main opposition is seeking to regroup after a difficult few years

South Africa
  • Oct 16, 2020
  • 2 min read

Ramaphosa's recovery plan will face familiar hurdles

The president has finally outlined a much-awaited strategy for recovery

South Africa
  • Oct 14, 2020
  • 7 min read

Ramaphosa’s government faces social relief dilemmas

Various pandemic-related support measures are due to expire amid rising hardship and depleted state finances

South Africa
  • Oct 9, 2020
  • 7 min read

Poor diesel car demand will plague platinum prices

The platinum price is nearly 60% lower than in 2008, supply shortages have boosted it in 2020, but the outlook is poor

International
  • Oct 9, 2020
  • 2 min read

South Africa's anti-graft bodies will stress momentum

Various high-profile anti-corruption cases are coming to fruition

South Africa