Sakiwe Canca, Candidate Attorney and Carryn Alexander, Partner at Webber Wentzel   The South African Reserve Bank estimated that the rolling blackouts hitting South African businesses and...

Izak Odendaal - Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist   It was a busy week for the world’s four most important central banks. By implication, it was also a busy time for the world’s traders,...

Herman van Papendorp, Head of Investment Research & Asset Allocation, Tshiamo Masike, Economic Analyst at Momentum Investments and Sanisha Packirisamy, Economist at Momentum Investments  ...

Martin Armstrong, Data Journalist at Statista   This year, August 2 will mark Earth Overshoot Day, the day that humanity’s demand for ecological resources exceeds the resources Earth can...

Riaan Verbeek, Chief Financial Officer at Consult by Momentum   According to the South African Revenue Service (SARS), over 40 500 taxpayers have ended their tax residency in South Africa over...

Angelika Goliger, EY Africa’s Chief Economist   "The SARB’s decision of a 50bps point hike was not unexpected given recent events. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the Repo rate to...

Patrick Buthelezi, Economist at Sanlam Investments   The monetary policy committee (MPC) at the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) continued its aggressive tightening approach by raising the...

Arthur Kamp: Chief Economist at Sanlam Investments   The Reserve Bank increased its repo rate by 50bp to 8.25% at the conclusion of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday,...

Michael Sachs, adjunct professor at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies   State institutions need to do a better job of outlining the cost of true economic reform, particularly for civil...

Arthur Kamp: Chief Economist at Sanlam Investments   Following the Rand’s sharp fall this month, a firm interest rate hike of 50bp is widely anticipated following this week’s Reserve Bank...