According to Statistics SA, South Africa’s annual headline consumer inflation rate reached 3.0% in December 2024, an increase from 2.9% in November. While a modest uptick, it is below the Bloomberg market consensus of 3.2% and a significant drop...
South Africa has had a tough few years. Surviving state capture, infrastructure delays and setbacks, the rise of the construction mafia, South Africa’s ongoing water crisis, and loadshedding. These existential problems are set against a struggling...
The recent Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA) conference raised important discussions about the extent to which South African retirement funds are investing in infrastructure projects. While the retirement fund industry acknowledges the...
The Government of National Unity is committing itself to a “pro-growth economy.” This in line with their budgetary statement aims to tackle the two pressing economic issues that South Africa faces, low economic growth and high public debt, and...
