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WANDILE SIHLOBO: Missing Brics in South Africa’s export wall

Expanding intra-Brics trade ties is vital for South Africa's agricultural sector

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WANDILE SIHLOBO: A big step in the wrong direction

SADC trade bans on SA agricultural imports threaten regional growth

WANDILE SIHLOBO: How South Africa boosts Zimbabwe farmers

Farmers have not yet recovered from Mugabe’s land grabs

Week ahead

The week ahead: budget in the spotlight

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

Week ahead

The week ahead: finally – a court reckoning for Jacob Zuma?

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

Week ahead

The week ahead: welcome back to Janu-worry

Matric results, school, naval exercises and vehicle sales are what we can look forward to as the year cranks up

Week ahead

Country diary: what to watch this week

By-elections in Mpumalanga, parliament’s police and RAF probes, vehicle sales and gold reserves: what to expect.

The poor continent

Africa badly needs governments that allow the conditions for sustained growth before the climate turns against them

How this year’s Nobel winners changed the thinking on economic growth

Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt and Joel Mokyr have been honoured for their contributions towards explaining how to achieve sustained economic growth

Week ahead

The week ahead: Ramaphosa aims for a reset

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

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Why South Africa needs to go Irish

‘Money’ author David McWilliams isn’t writing South Africa off yet – but it needs to shake off its emerging-market curse and kickstarts its factories again