BUSINESSThe role of the SA Reserve Bank has been brought into question yet again as the Covid-19 pandemic tears through the country and the economy.Some economists and analysts have called for the bank to expand its existing mandate and use other monetary policy tools at its disposal to help pull South Africa out of its…
The Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee is to make a decision on the repo rate this week.Economists have pencilled in a cut of 25 bps, but there are calls for more aggressive cuts and quantitative easing.Quantitative easing should be accompanied by structural reforms to be effective, or it risks being destructive.Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago…
4 min read WHEN YOU'RE TELLING a horror story that's based around a family function or family dynamic, it's important to make sure you're getting the parents just right. Ari Aster's Hereditary, which came out in 2018, hit the nail right on the head, casting Toni Collette as the film's lead—and the increasingly unhinged (and
Dietitians regularly talk up the importance of having variety in your diet to make sure you hit your nutritional needs. But new research suggests that’s actually not helpful—at least, not when you’re trying to lose weight. The study, which was published in the journal Health Psychology, makes a strong case for sticking with the same
Can't see the audio player? Listen on: The Host The Trump administration this week missed a deadline to nominate a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Without a nominee, current acting Director Jay Bhattacharya — who is also the director of the National Institutes of Health — has to give up