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Nigeria has to rethink austerity – Gordhan
JOHANNESBURG – Nigeria cannot depend upon austerity measures to scale back public debt and boost economic growth, as previously thought, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on…
Gordhan confident SA will avoid recession
The South African economy will avoid a recession in 2016 and often will stop in a low-growth trap, says finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
Speaking to the sidelines in the Nedgroup…
The medieval state of SA’s home repossessions industry
SA might say they have one of the most extremely liberal constitutions in the world, with supposedly strong legal protections against arbitrary deprivation of property, but tell that…
June budget surplus slightly down from previous year
JOHANNESBURG – Nigeria recorded a budget surplus of R23.87 billion in June, your third month within the 2016/17 financial year, in comparison to a R24.21 billion surplus within…
South Africa will avoid recession in second quarter – Sarb
South Africa will avoid an economic depression in the second quarter even though the economy shrank during the January-March period, for a recovery in mining and manufacturing is…
SA local-currency debt rating downgraded by Fitch
Fitch Ratings downgraded South Africa's local-currency debt one level to have it into line together with the nation's foreign-currency rating, bringing the nation's R1.7 trillion…
Entrepreneurs should contemplate municipal vote
CHICAGO C Politicians have to serve those who voted for these people and produce an environment which is supportive of growth, says Stephen Kelly, CEO of software company, Sage…
Iggle Piggle’s competition tiddle
For people who do not have young children, Iggle Piggle is often a blue - an element that walks throughout the night garden, dancing and kissing uncle Upsy Daisy. In just one episode…
Poor macro conditions, weather disruptions weigh on insurers
Growth while in the insurance information mill undergoing unfavourable macroeconomic conditions and weather-related disruptions, a different survey by KPMG reveals.
The audit firm's…
June credit growth quickens year/year
JOHANNESBURG – Increase private sector credit demand in South Africa accelerated to 7.3 percent year-on-year in June from 6.6 % in May, central bank data showed on Friday.…