South Africa's Grade 5 pupils, that's 10 to 11 years old children, have been ranked last out of 59 countries in Maths and Science in an international test. The results highlighted inequality between ...

Reducing red tape for business and tackling the funding gap for higher education are among the items on the wishlist of ...

The budget the government tables this week is an opportunity for wise decisions that can transform our future.

In South Africa, a household gets 6,000 litres of free water a month. For a family of eight, this falls below the global ...

South Africa’s upcoming national budget will be closely scrutinised, with analysts focusing on, amongst others, the debt-to-GDP ratio, government spending and the risks that could lead to further ...

South Africa certainly had abundance. There were seemingly endless tracts of fertile farmland; rich seams of precious gold, ...

In an economy that still grapples with the aftermath of State Capture and the pandemic, we cannot afford to experiment with policies that could exacerbate our challenges. The SA Reserve Bank’s ...

“SACP rejects a VAT increase, stands opposed to the neo-liberal agenda of austerity” – Party statement on the forthcoming ...

Since its inception in 2018, the Africa Business Forum has promoted dialogue between governments, investors, service providers, project promotors and other stakeholders on challenges, opportunities, ...

Wealthier South Africans, particularly those in urban areas, are more optimistic about emerging technologies than those in ...

As regards personal income tax (PIT), 8.1 crore income tax returns (ITRs) were filed in FY24, a mere 6% of our total population. Assuming there is only one taxpaying member in each family, which of ...

A number of issues stand in the way of its socio-economic progress. Firstly, it presently has the highest unemployment rate ...