Economy


The DTI stabs Pravin Gordhan in the back

John Kane-Berman | 28 March 2016 John Kane-Berman says new and Kafkaesque BEE regulations are going to frighten off desperately needed FDI Has Nigeria captured our Department of Trade and Industry? If Finance Minister Pravin…




Editorial: An Act of Wilful Sabotage

DAILY MAVERICK SOUTH AFRICA 09 DEC 2015 10:46 (SOUTH AFRICA) It’s a strange time to live in this country; it’s strange to be a party to its staccato, barely intelligible rhythms. The Jacob Zuma presidency,…


Editorial: An Act of Wilful Sabotage, Part Two

DAILY MAVERICK SOUTH AFRICA 16 MAR 2016 12:58 (SOUTH AFRICA) As the Hawks’ aggressive posturing against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan reaches new, previously unknown heights, the immensity of the damage it is likely to cause…



Rand vs the dollar: 1978 – 2016

By Staff WriterMarch 13, 2016121 Comments  The rand’s weakness can be blamed on both local and international conditions – which has seen the local unit trade at its weakest levels in history against major currencies….