The mathematical sciences, national competitiveness and the opportunity cost that South Africa keeps accumulating
Fifty years after the Soweto uprisings, Youth Day should demand more than remembrance
The first-quarter jobs print was worse than forecast. Economists say the Iran war’s full impact on the labour market is yet to be seen
South Africa’s unemployment has dipped to 31.4%, but a surge in discouraged job-seekers and no new fixed investment bode ill for any real turnaround
Purple CEO Charles Savage says South Africa could launch its own version of the Trump child accounts, with potentially huge benefits for growth
The future is mobile, as digital natives reshape Africa’s political contours
South Africa added 248,000 jobs in Q3, but year-to-date losses and weak growth show how fragile the recovery remains. The budget will need to do more
We must use the scandal of wasteful expenditure at the department of higher education and training not as a distraction, but as a lens to focus on the radical reform our entire…
SA’s job growth is stalling. Government can’t hire its way out – only the private sector can drive real change. But will its policies let business thrive?
Thousands of young applicants for just 500 positions. That’s the result of a stagnant economy, with youth unemployment at 45.5%