Economy

New law will reveal South Africa’s huge pay gaps

Amendments to the Companies Act will oblige companies to disclose the gap between the lowest paid worker and the top executive

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Opinion | 11 December 2025

Kouga’s failed R1.4-million mini market project

A mini fresh food and craft market for Hankey never opened

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Brief | 8 December 2025

Whatever Trump says, whites are not doing badly in South Africa

How do we grow the economy and create a more racially equal society?

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Charts | 5 December 2025

Waste reclaimers demand plan as Joburg’s landfills fill up

They also want to be included in the City’s solutions. But there are obstacles.

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News | 2 December 2025

Quick explainer: the new inflation target

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has announced a new inflation target of 3% a year. What does this mean and why does it matter?

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Explainer | 25 November 2025

How South Africa’s job market has changed

There are 2.6-million more jobs than in 2008, but 10.4-million more people who need them

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Charts | 14 November 2025

Ten takeaways from today’s budget speech

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says he’s optimistic about the future

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Explainer | 12 November 2025

Lesotho sheds textile jobs amidst US trade uncertainty

Hippo Knitting has laid off 295 workers and plans to retrench another 420 in January

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News | 11 November 2025

Child support grant has saved millions of children, but there is still a way to go

7.8-million children remain below the food poverty line

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Charts | 7 November 2025

More than 10-million consumers cannot repay their debt

But there is a silver lining

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Charts | 31 October 2025

Hundreds of jobs at stake at Lesotho diamond mine

25% state-owned Kao Mine could shut down “within weeks”

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News | 21 October 2025

The debt trap and how to get out of it

There are institutions which can help if you’re in debt

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Opinion | 17 October 2025

Factory workers to march as Lesotho’s textile jobs hang by a thread

Unions demand the renewal of AGOA and lower tariffs on exports to the US

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News | 8 October 2025

AGOA likely to be renewed for one year, says Lesotho trade minister

African Growth and Opportunity Act has previously been renewed for a decade at a time

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Brief | 26 September 2025

Trump’s tariffs could cost Lesotho 30,000 jobs, the IMF warns

Garment exports make up 80% of the country’s exports to the United States

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Brief | 26 September 2025

Joburg landfill closure threatens 140 livelihoods

Pikitup has temporarily stopped accepting domestic waste at Marie Louise dump

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Photo Essay | 17 September 2025