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Unemployment stats: Creating jobs remains SA’s biggest challenge

08 August 2017

Maarten Ackerman, Chief Economist and Advisory Partner of Citadel, makes some observations on the second quarter 2017 Quarterly Labour Force Survey.

South African retail sector continues to feel the pinch as consumer confidence suffers

04 August 2017

South African retailers across the board continue to experience a tough local trading environment, affected by both a low growth macroeconomic environment and low consumer confidence. The challenging trading environment has led to a more intense fight to win market share, while keeping costs under control and the reality of this challenging environment is reflected in the recent decision made by one of South Africa's oldest retailers, Stuttafords, to close its doors.

Political instability knocks SA business confidence in Q2 2017 - Grant Thornton IBR

27 July 2017

As the rest of the world records new quarterly highs in business optimism, combined with improvements in revenue and profitability expectations, South Africa’s political turbulence has knocked business executives into a pessimistic outlook for the nation’s economy over the next 12 months.

BankservAfrica’s BDSI shows real-take home salaries improve in June

26 July 2017

Improvements in the last four months suggest turnaround for shrinking wage trend.

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Too early for lower interest rates?

19 July 2017

Urgent confidence recovery vital for SA to avoid deep structural decline

13 July 2017

BankservAfrica’s BETI picks up in June

13 July 2017

How does a weakening rand affect me?

11 July 2017

Stagnant economy drives South Africans to work multiple jobs and become entrepreneurs

05 July 2017

South Africa slips into technical recession

12 June 2017

Technical recession indicates SARB is behind the curve on rate cuts

07 June 2017

SA in recession as widespread economic weakness overwhelms boon of agriculture & mining sector