Tag: Economy
Airbnb community boosts Western Cape economy by an estimated R5 billion
Airbnb has today released new data on the impact of the home sharing community across the Western Cape, highlighting the continued growth of guests in...
Zuma stench will linger
The flood of obituaries to the Zuma presidency are likely to stream in for some time to come. But how should the nine-year period...
Business community ready to work with Ramaphosa to revive economy
Newly elected president Cyril Ramaphosa faces a tough road ahead, in rebuilding investor confidence and reviving the economy in the wake of his predecessor Jacob Zuma's tenure...
Water crisis threatens not only the Cape, but the entire SA economy
Cape Town’s water crisis is likely to have far reaching consequences, not only on the local economy, but on the national GDP. The water...
SAATM to create 300 000 jobs
The launch of a Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is expected to create 300 000 direct and two million indirect jobs on the continent.
“With preparations continuing on schedule,...
South African economy may grow 2% in 2018; Finance Minister
South Africa’s economy may grow 2 percent this year if the government takes needed policy decisions, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday.
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South African economy ripe for cutting-edge investments
South Africa is Korea’s largest trade partner in Africa, but there is much room to grow two-way trade and investment by targeting innovative sectors,...
Map to a Million: Creating a million new jobs in manufacturing in the next...
Today the Manufacturing Circle launched its ‘Map to a Million New Jobs in a Decade’, a plan containing realistic, constructive, and actionable steps to...
December fuel hike will leave consumers indebted and hungry – Economist
The proposed fuel hike in December is expected to hit indebted consumers the hardest.
Consumers are in for another price hike with fuel...
SA confident in reforms to boost economy
National Treasury says measures are in place to efficiently deal with the concerns raised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on how the country...
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