Economy / General

Another recession unlikely for now, but we still need to take our medicine to achieve sustainable growth

The GDP print for the fourth quarter of 2020 has come in better than expected, seeing markets respond positively in terms of rand strength and bond yields.

Further strong GDP growth for agriculture in the 4th quarter of 2020

The latest Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) GDP update shows further strong growth in agriculture of 5.9% (annualised seasonally adjusted quarterly) in the fourth quarter of 2020, bringing the overall 2020 performance to 13.1%.

Fuel price increases not good news ahead of the onset of winter crop plantings

In just over a month’s time, farmers will be preparing themselves for the onset of the winter crop planting season.

Households real net wealth increased by more than R1 Trillion since the first quarter of 2020