Typical of economic discourse, multiple groups are debating about the direction of policy for a post-Covid-19 economy. The reality is that the right solution needs to be nuanced and will incorporate aspects of proposals from all groups. Extremism displayed at times will not be the solution, rather, the solutions will be nuanced. Government needs to lead by establishing…
Isaah Mhlanga, chief economist at Alexander Forbes. Reports of new Covid-19 infections in Beijing and a bubonic plague outbreak in the Mongolia autonomous region may derail recovery and introduce a new risk for markets.For policymakers, we still have an incomplete response to Covid-19. Being the second-largest economy in the world, developments in China often drive sentiment in…
Isaah Mhlanga, chief economist at Alexander Forbes. SA's is at risk of perpetuating income inequality despite efforts to overcome it.For example, government has put in place a programme to help SMMEs – but these businesses have to be in good standing to qualify.Yet 91% of small businesses in 2019's Late Payment Survey were owed money,…
Isaah Mhlanga, chief economist at Alexander Forbes. Growth forecasts before Covid remained below 2% for the next three yearsSooner or later, South Africa would have approached the International Monetary Fund for a structural adjustment program.We would need economic growth of at least 4.5% per year for a very long time to make debt sustainable, and…
As the name indicates, this is a running shoe with serious pedigree and debuted in the 90s and is now in its twenty-third iteration. This new version has a plush but responsive mid-sole, and crushes both long and short tuns. Brooks added two millimeters more of cushioning to the forefoot, reducing the drop to 8
EU Commission considers more cereulide testing Published: June 19, 2026, 12:06 am A charity in the United Kingdom has made several recommendations to regulators after the cereulide infant formula contamination incident. First Steps Nutrition Trust said the situation exposed important weaknesses in the safety and security systems governing infant foods. Contaminated products may have been
Getty Images; MH Illustration, Taryn Colbert 5 min read SO YOU PAID your $600 for the headliners at an event like Gov Ball, Bonnaroo, Coachella, and ended up seeing…the inside of the medical tent. Kind of classic, which is why there are such things as “event medical specialists.” And they’ve seen it all, from garden-variety