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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 ...

[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 ...

[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 ...

[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 ...

[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 ...

[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 ...

[News] South Africa’s G20 Presidency: What it means for global trade and investment

SOUTH AFRICA’s G20 Presidency provides the host country with numerous diplomatic, economic, and cultural opportunities. With a main summit (22-23 November in ...

[Letter] Bailout won’t fix Transnet

Another proposed bailout for Transnet is unlikely to fix its fundamental operational and management problems, and will undermine hard-won government fiscal ...

[Letter] Expropriation Act could be a killer blow

Dilution of property rights amounts to a spectacular own goal

[Opinion] CHRIS HATTINGH: Donald Trump’s early signals for US-SA trade

In addition to the new trade review instructions implemented by Trump, the bipartisan US-SA Bilateral Review Act could be revived