Seeking an IMF loan will take us from dogma to pragmatism
POSTED ON: May 12, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
ANC leadership is finally accepting the world as it is and not how it wants it to be.
Innovation is needed, not a rehash of old ideas
POSTED ON: May 5, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
That the government is still toying around with bailing out companies such as SAA is a worrying trait that might keep us mired in the past.
The easing of the lockdown
POSTED ON: April 30, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Political economy, small business by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
On Friday, the curtain finally starts to lift on what must rank as the most difficult period for a South African economy that has been through the worst over the past decade.
Extraordinary times: Patel on phased approach to reopening the economy
POSTED ON: April 22, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Employment, small business by Admin
Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel briefs business on government’s risk-adjusted strategy in reopening the economy.
Health-friendly economic recovery plan is urgently needed
POSTED ON: April 21, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Employment, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
There’s a lot riding on the solutions that the cabinet proposes to recast the economy for much-needed growth.
The economic war on the covid-19 pandemic
POSTED ON: April 16, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
National Treasury and the Reserve Bank are stepping up to the plate with responses to the Covid-19 pandemic – despite having very little wiggle room given our fiscal constraints.
BUSI MAVUSO: Kick-starting the economy is an urgent but delicate matter
POSTED ON: April 7, 2020 IN Covid-19, Economic policy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
We need to consider the ramifications of the lockdown on the world once we win the war against Covid-19.
Businesses collaborate with govt to mitigate Covid-19 impact
POSTED ON: March 24, 2020 IN Economic policy by Admin
Interventions by governments and monetary authorities around the world have been dramatic in response to Covid-19 – reminiscent of war times.
BUSI MAVUSO: Moody’s downgrade or not, SA must press on with structural reform
POSTED ON: IN Economic policy, Political economy by Admin
By Busi Mavuso
SA needs to implement structural reforms, which will imbue the state with credibility at a time when it will count the most as investors settle into a post-coronavirus world.
A welcome step on public sector wages, but action is still needed on SOE vampires
POSTED ON: March 2, 2020 IN Economic policy, Political economy by Admin
What we called for in last week’s Budget Speech 2020 was substance rather than the bluster of words of intent. Tito Mboweni rose to the challenge.
