Economy

Trouble brewing?

When commenting on the current economic climate, some investors have said that they will have better luck deciphering the current Eskom load shedding schedule then they will have predicting the performance of the markets.

Inflation increases in February

Impact of petrol/diesel price increase on farmers

The expected increase in the price of petrol at 74 cents a litre and diesel around 91 cents a litre, will have a severe impact on the cash flow of farmers.

Mboweni delivers sober budget weighed down by Eskom

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered some very hard messages in his maiden Budget Speech today. None of it came as a surprise. However, as the ANC has shied away from facing any of these issues over the last decade, the real surprise lay in their willingness to do so just months before a national election.