Opinion
GRACELIN BASKARAN: Co-ordinated strategy will allow SA to benefit from China’s weaker grip on rare earths
The country can supply and become a prominent player in global minerals security
By Gracelin Baskaran
LUNGILE MASHELE: Coal debate must be about emissions management not coal’s existence
A 1% rise in global coal use validates argument that coal can't be ignored in planning
By Lungile Mashele
YACOOB ABBA OMAR: Treasury’s Gain strategy faces same scrutiny as Mbeki’s Gear
Medium-term budget will reveal support for Growth, Acceleration and Inclusion strategy
By Yacoob Abba Omar
DUNCAN PIETERSE: Medium-term budget rebuilds credibility and drives growth
MTBPS further shifts spending to growth-enhancing investment in public infrastructure
By Duncan Pieterse
PETER BRUCE: One day Pretoria won’t pick up the phone when the US calls
Trump’s G20 snub and tariffs expose SA’s weak response to his bullying
By Peter Bruce
EDITORIAL: A new dawn for monetary policy
Official inflation target of 3% will gradually free up billions to improve lives
STEVEN CRANSTON: Be sceptical about funds that claim to have best foresight
It's an illusion that with quicker data processing predictions should be more accurate
By Stephen Cranston
LETTER: Pretoria’s total diplomatic failure in Washington
US’s absence from G20 summit is a sign that our relationship has collapsed
LETTER: Cheap money will not tackle core problem
ANC and its racist and socialist policies are the biggest obstacles to growth
LETTER: At least stop adverts for gambling
It is probably too late to halt the social decline caused by addictive gambling
Agricultural job prospects remain positive in South Africa
South Africa’s agriculture continues to create job opportunities, and its long-term job creation prospects remain positive.
By Wandile Sihlobo
PODCAST: Renewal? Seriously? How does the ANC cook with rotten eggs?
Veteran ANC leader Mathews Phosa, a former ANC treasurer-general and Mpumalanga premier, tells Peter Bruce in this edition of Podcasts from the Edge that he doesn’t take talk of renewal in the ANC seriously.
By Peter Bruce
SANSIA BLACKMORE: South Africans are not undertaxed — the politically connected are hacking us
The scope of the patronage network is huge, as is the amount stolen from tax collected
By Sansia Blackmore
HEATH MUCHENA: Flying blind after central banks abandoned truth
Central banks do not create stability anymore; they create belief in stability
By Heath Muchena
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Ratings upgrade and rate cut likely as SA targets lower inflation
EDITORIAL: A new dawn for monetary policy
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DUNCAN PIETERSE: Medium-term budget rebuilds credibility and drives growth
SA’s 3% inflation target sets sights on price stability and investor confidence
PETER BRUCE: One day Pretoria won’t pick up the phone when the US calls
Opposition MPs welcome new inflation target but slam jobs inaction
Treasury lowers growth forecast with eye on protectionism
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