Editorials

The DA’s requested Cabinet reshuffle sets up a very important test about whether that party can do better in national government than the ANC has done. Fail that test and both parties are likely to sink into a deepening relative irrelevance in the minds of voters.

Global

Europe’s net-zero rules force airlines and fuel suppliers to purchase high-cost greenwashed jet fuel, for which one of South Africa’s most sensitive ecological areas may be irreparably damaged.

Economics & Policy

South Africa’s rate of fixed investment lags far behind peer countries.

Economics & Policy

The Federal Reserve's recent meeting has implications for South Africa's economic outlook. Higher US interest rates could limit the SARB's ability to cut rates.

Economics & Policy

South Africa will soon chair one of the world’s most important labour bodies and has promised to “lead and demonstrate … the South African way” when it comes to job creation.