There is light at end of tunnel for over-indebted SA consumers
OPINION: South African consumers have become so over-indebted that any additional credit lines are starting to run very thin, but not all hope should...
Automotive sector warns SA must not lose its Agoa ties
South Africa’s trading ties with the US via the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) has created hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions...
Like Zimbabwe, we’ll need our fair share of election monitors too
CARPING POINT: We have our own general elections scheduled for next year and it isn’t going to be pretty, writes Kevin Ritchie.EMERSON Mnangagwa was...
Let’s assume that winter is over
GREY MUTTER: Assumptions, when disproven, can make one look pretty silly, writes Lance Fredericks.ASSUMPTIONS, when disproven, can make one look and feel pretty dopey.That’s...
Politics around Koeberg power station are causing unnecessary delays
OPINION: I am quite worried about the Koeberg power station -there are too many interferences that are hindering the continuing work of repairing and...
Australian scientists make world-first discovery of parasitic worm in woman’s brain
An Australian scientist detailed on Tuesday a world-first discovery after an 8cm-long parasitic worm was found in the brain of a woman in Canberra,...
Post-pandemic, world facing gloomy stew of debt, trade wars and poor...
Record levels of government debt, geopolitical tensions that threaten to split the global trading system, and the likely persistence of weak productivity gains may...
In wake of BRICS 2023, Africa unites for pandemic response
The BRICS 2023 summit witnessed a pivotal dialogue on pandemic preparedness, co-hosted by the South African Ministry of Health and the Africa CDC. This...
Lower inflation boosted rand and JSE, fuel prices remain under pressure
MARKETS ON MONDAY: South African equity prices recovered somewhat on the back of a stronger rand and the lower-than-expected inflation data, writes economist Chris...
This latest Covid variant could be the best yet at evading...
A highly mutated form of the coronavirus that threatens to be the most adept yet at slipping past the body's immune defences is capturing...
