The good times are back in South Africa… or there’s at least a glimmer that the bad times are ending. This is the upshot of our investigation into the improved... read more →
People could become Africa’s biggest export to the world’s most-developed countries in future, which wouldn’t be all bad news for the continent. This is the implication of a slew of... read more →
For the first time in many months there’s a palpable sense of optimism among Dolphin Bay’s South African customers who sell agricultural poles. Their markets have improved substantially, and most... read more →
In this story, Nedbank Chief Economist Nicky Weimar explains to the Dolphin Bay Brief why she hopes the ANC does not fare too badly in the elections, and the implications... read more →
Multinational tech solutions company EOH was once a darling of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, with an exploding share price and hundreds of acquisitions. But all was not as it... read more →
The economy is weird. We don’t say that lightly: economists and commentators from the New York Times to the Washington Post have used the same word – weird – to describe an environment where inflation is... read more →
How do we structure a business that remains strong in the context of fast-rising international inflation and increasing costs, and how can we prepare for growth when economic conditions improve?... read more →
How severe will the expected world recession be? The answer depends on whether you’re talking to an optimist or a pessimist. Optimists say the chances of recession are high, but... read more →
Companies and consumers should take a conservative approach to prepare for a possible world recession later this year, leading economic experts have advised. A recession is a temporary economic decline... read more →
Economies across the world – including in Africa – will feel the fallout from sanctions on Russia following its war on Ukraine, primarily through the rising cost of commodities. These... read more →
