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Bradley N Magumura
Apr 9, 20244 min read
Unlocking Opportunities: Navigating Entrepreneurship in South Africa
Whilst South Africa boasts established infrastructure development, accessibility is not uniform across all the economic classes.
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Stephen Karombe
Nov 1, 20235 min read
On Inequality: Should the government increase income redistribution?
Lack of access to key productive assets, such as skills and land, slows progress towards a more equitable income distribution.
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Panashe Maningi
Jun 1, 20234 min read
South Africa's Water Crisis - Is there a way out?
The cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal is a symptom of the looming water crisis in South Africa. Is there a way out of this crisis?
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Lebo Siboyi
Jun 2, 20224 min read
Eskom is Currently the Biggest Threat to South Africa’s Economic Recovery
Constant loadshedding and tariff hikes by Eskom have elevated running costs for businesses and reduced productivity and profitability.
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Bradley N Magumura
Apr 20, 20223 min read
Does Game Theory Hold the Answers to South Africa’s Economic Problems?
A united and focused public can completely change the rules of the game.
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Papama Meleni
Apr 12, 20223 min read
Financialization: A solution to South Africa’s Economic crisis?
Domestic capital formation should be robust in South Africa, as it represents a percentage of savings and investment that will be re-inve...
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Bradley N Magumura
Mar 15, 20223 min read
The Urban Poverty Phenomenon
Urban poverty can be attributed to several factors including high and persistent levels of inequality, high levels of urbanization and hi...
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Staff Writer
Dec 3, 20213 min read
Weekly Shots
1. SA Unemployment Crisis
2. Country Risk & SA's Judicial System
3. Didi To Delist From NYSE
4. The Fed vs. US Stock Markets
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Staff Writer
Nov 19, 20214 min read
Weekly Shots!
Repo Rate Increased to 3.75% This week the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points...
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Staff Writer
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Weekly Shots: World Hunger, Speculation & Inflation, Oil Price Shocks
A Chance At Ending World Hunger? In last week’s events, Elon Musk was named the richest man ever recorded in history by Forbes and...
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The Founders Edition
Oct 29, 20213 min read
Vote. LGE2021
Local governance is where social and economic development meet. Local municipalities are where the citizens are, it is where they...
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Staff Writer
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Weekly Shots
The Real Interest Rate in SA hits the Negative Mark Image by Andre Taisin- Unsplash The previous week saw the South African Reserve Bank...
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Staff Writer
Oct 1, 20214 min read
Weekly Shots: Zimbabwe, China, South Africa & Global Oil Prices
This week we look at developments in Zimbabwe, China, South Africa and Global Oil Prices.
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Staff Writer
Sep 10, 20213 min read
Weekly Shots: Guinea Coup, Skills Shortage in the UK, Inflation Targeting in SA, Bitcoin
In this week's review we look at economic and financial developments in Guinea, UK, South Africa and El Salvador.
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Staff Writer
Sep 3, 20213 min read
Weekly Shots: China's Policies, Financial Inclusion in South Africa, U.S GDP, Africa's Commodities
In this week's review we look at global economic and finance developments in China, South Africa, U.S and Africa
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Lebo Siboyi
Aug 23, 20213 min read
Should the SARB target employment instead of inflation?
...should the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) revise its mandate and target employment instead of inflation?
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Mbali Shamu
Aug 3, 20214 min read
Wood, Fire and the Ashes- The Recent Insurrection.
It takes a single matchstick to set ablaze an entire field. After the passionate encounter with the warm flames comes the reality of...
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Panashe Maningi
Jul 19, 20216 min read
Is South Africa Using Militant Solutions to Address a Socio-Economic Problem?
We saw tension in South Africa the past weeks with protests and looting taking place in two economic powerhouses of the country as...
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Mbali Shamu
Jun 1, 20213 min read
Game Theory in South Africa's Labour Market
The interaction between labour, firms, and the government is one of the most important and most fascinating to observe in Economics,...
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Kelebogile Mabitsi
Mar 17, 20214 min read
Factors Affecting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in South Africa and the Impact of COVID-19
South Africa has been progressive in terms of openness to trade, developing a sophisticated financial market and privatising entities. These
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