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StatsSA’s indispensable instrument for policy-making is a casualty of budget cuts, writes Neva Makgetla

Statistics South Africa has published its Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2022, showing that headline inflation dipped to 5.7% in January from 5.9% in…

SA faces a double whammy of low economic growth prospects and rising inflation, which will impact the cost of living.

The president will outline the government's plan for the year, reflect on and account for programmes set out in the previous Sona and respond to various social, political and economic issues.

Pulling SA back from its economic crisis remains largely dependent on the government’s ability to implement reforms that will boost growth, without which investment will move elsewhere

Under the twin pressures of a spate of civil disorder in July and tighter Covid-19 lockdown restrictions during the third wave, as well as other headwinds, the SA economy contracted in the third quarter of 2021.

Under the twin pressures of a spate of civil disorder in July and tighter Covid-19 lockdown restrictions during the third wave, as well as other headwinds, the SA economy contracted in the third quarter of 2021.

With the local tourism industry already battered by the new international travel bans over Omicron, the petrol price hike could pile on the misery

Discrimination against people infected with HIV and stereotyping are as harmful as the actual disease

Discrimination against people infected with HIV and stereotyping are as harmful as the actual disease