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Helen Zille derides those who she believes are easily offended, she scoffs at those who disagree with what she sees as self-evident truths and she is known to mock and dismiss those who she believes are weak. Zille relishes conflict, writes Pieter du Toit.Helen Zille has always been abrasive. As leader of the DA after…

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni says South Africa is on the brink of a sovereign debt crisis (Gallo Images, Brenton Geach) South Africa's debt levels are breaking historical records.Director-General Dondo Mogajane said that debt levels risked breaching the 100% mark in 2023/24 if no changes were made.A zero-based budget will help government contain spending, but it…

President Cyril Ramphosa has announced that SA is looking at 276 new infrastructure projects to revive the economy. Photo: GCIS SA unveiled its inaugural Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium with projects running to trillions of randsOther countries are also looking at infrastructure to lift their economies from the Covid-19 slump and therefore competition is rifeThe question…

Two workers in an underground mine. Policymakers must balance managing the virus with the economic cost of lockdownsThe authors have developed a model to assess short-term economic shocksTheir findings show that the economic impact has been severeLow-income workers have been hit hardest, and the biggest shocks were to mining, service and non-essential industries.In trying to…

The Ninety One SA Recovery Fund in association with Ethos Private Equity aims to raise R10bn. Cabinet has given the nod for a process to establish a National Petroleum CompanyThis is part of government's efforts to repurpose state-owned enterprises to support economic growthSome economists aren't sure where government will find the money to support this…