Shain Germaner ECONOMISTS are divided on exactly how badly the repo rate hikes will affect the average South African in
A widely expected rate hike by the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) on Thursday is going to have a devastating
THE rand was stronger against the dollar immediately after the Reserve Bank announced it would raise interest rates 50 basis
Weak rand, drought, high food and elecricity costs make for difficult year A BLEAK year lies ahead for consumers with
By Anelisa Salavu South Africa has moved from being a cash to a credit nation in the last seven years.
“We haven’t seen this many developing economies slowing down at the same time in the last 30 years…” – World
As the drought and economic outlook worsens, it’s becoming more essential to start saving. The year ended on a grim
Fewer than four out of every 10 of last year’s successful matriculants are going to get jobs immediately, which means
Emerging market shares saw their biggest jump in two months yesterday, as a small rebound in oil prices and a
Cape Town – Debt is so terribly easy to incur – and so terribly difficult to get rid of. With
