18/10/2026
The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement will confirm one of reform’s biggest successes: government debt peaked last year and is now… continue reading
11/10/2026
The delay to the independent transmission projects programme is an unfortunate slippage, but it is better than rushing to market… continue reading
04/10/2026
• Investment fell to 13.6% of GDP in the second quarter, its weakest level in five years and far below… continue reading
27/09/2026
Minister Ramokgopa’s Eskom 2.0 expectations and Mteto Nyati’s reappointment give the board a clear mandate to prepare Eskom for a… continue reading
20/09/2026
The signing of the Public Service Commission Act into law last week, alongside the Public Service Amendment Act and the… continue reading
13/09/2026
South Africa’s economy contracted 0.2% in Q2, with trade, manufacturing and mining all shrinking. The figures are a reminder that… continue reading
06/09/2026
Last week brought multiple positive reform signals, but business confidence fell to 38 in Q3, well below the 47 recorded… continue reading
30/08/2026
The partnership announcement was led by DIRCO, not DTIC, which suggests it is politics rather than economics that leads South… continue reading
23/08/2026
Last week, the next phase of the business-government partnership was launched, with over 30 CEOs committed to driving growth across… continue reading
16/08/2026
Unemployment is worsening and we need to ensure that we are doing everything possible to turn around our economic performance.… continue reading
10/08/2026
A court last week ruled that the PIC board had no authority to suspend its CEO, exposing the fundamental governance… continue reading
02/08/2026
President Ramaphosa’s endorsement of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team’s Phase 1 report provides the clearest vision yet for the independent… continue reading
26/07/2026
The BLSA Reform Tracker’s quarterly update shows real progress in Home Affairs and public services – but concerning reversals on… continue reading
19/07/2026
South Africa has spent a painful period building macroeconomic buffers These buffers have been proving their worth during the Iran… continue reading
12/07/2026
National Treasury’s withholding of equitable share transfers from 69 municipalities follows more than a decade of ignored auditor-general warnings on… continue reading