Food for Thought

Following a period of subdued activity, especially for the value of new home loans granted, South Africa’s property market may be on the...

March witnessed a relentless rise in the gold price, with the precious metal breaking new records on a regular basis to reach an all-time...

February’s reading for the consumer price index (CPI) was disappointing, with the pace of retreat since mid-2023 having been halted. The...

The 2024/25 national budget will mainly be remembered for its novel utilisation of a portion of South Africa’s gold and foreign exchange...

South Africa’s manufacturing sector ended 2023 on a high note, with the 4th quarter recording a sales figure of R876 billion,...

Over the 12 months ended September 2023, gross foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on the South African balance of payments achieved...

South Africa’s tourism industry is well on its way to a full recovery, with the number of overseas travellers in 2023 breaching the...

Following a consistent and fairly sharp downward trend in the consumer price index (CPI) since the third quarter of 2023, the pace of...

Despite being greeted by a return to electricity rationing, January has witnessed a number of positive trends in key economic data sets,...

Despite disappointing 3rd quarter GDP data, South Africa’s construction sector seems to have turned the corner and is heading for...

Despite a slight speed wobble during September, South Africa’s wholesale sector is bound to break sales records during the last quarter...

This week’s release of the October consumer price index (CPI) brought some bad news, with the annualised rate of consumer inflation...

South Africa’s motor vehicle industry is going from strength to strength, especially regarding its significant contribution to foreign...

Now that all the speculation over the annual mini-budget has been replaced by the hard facts of South Africa’s public finances, it seems...

Although inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) increased marginally from 4.8% to 5.4% in September, there should be no...

Trade data for the first eight months of 2023 has revealed the pressure that South Africa’s mining sector is experiencing, with the...

In August, South Africa’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, rose to above the neutral level of 50 for the first...

Apart from the continued warfare in Ukraine, two of the stand-out geopolitical events in 2023 have been the broadening of the membership...

The resilience of the South African economy during the second quarter of the year has been showcased by the construction sector, with...

The resilience of the South African economy was proven yet again by the positive news on the country’s economic growth rate for the 2nd...