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Stats SA: Growth in agriculture sector helps get SA out of recession
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says gross domestic product (GDP) for the third quarter expanded by 2.2% quarter on quarter.
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SA records third quarter GDP of 2.2%, lifting country out of recession
South Africa suffered two successive quarters of negative growth - and the third-quarter numbers are a welcome relief for the country.
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Stats SA to announce third quarter GDP results
South Africans will know on Tuesday whether the country has emerged from a technical recession.
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Morning Brief: Don't panic SA - Nene; More Nigeria woes for MTN; & Kya Sand fire
EWN brings you the news you may have missed overnight and what you need to know about the day ahead.
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Patel: Govt working on plan to move SA out of recession
The country slipped into a technical recession on Tuesday as figures for the second quarter of the year showed there was a contraction of 0.7%.
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Finance Minister says govt didn't see recession coming
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says he doesn’t think that the latest figures have something to do with the current heated debate around the expropriation of land without compensation.
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Chart of the day: This is what violence does to a nation's GDP
According to the latest edition of the Global Peace Index, the economic impact of violence on the global economy in 2017 was $14.8 trillion.
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[OPINION] Women’s unpaid work must be included in GDP calculations
The methods used to measure gross domestic product are being criticised for excluding the unpaid work done by women.
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Economists upbeat on SA economy despite Q1 contraction
The economy contracted by 2.2% in the first quarter of 2018.
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Govt to increase efforts to reignite SA economy
President Jacob Zuma says there needs to be extra effort to reignite the economy in 2018, adding it will include radical economic transformation.
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[ALERT] SA GDP at 2% in third quarter
A Reuters poll had expected third-quarter GDP growth to come in 1.5% q/q from 2.5% in the previous quarter.
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Emerging economies might be deindustrialising too quickly
As today’s developed countries grew richer, they experienced a process of ‘structural transformation’.
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Gigaba: SA to raise revenue by R15bn in 2018's budget to curb debt
Malusi Gigaba said the extra R40 billion would be used to tackle rising public debt which otherwise could balloon beyond 60% of GDP by 2022.
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Gigaba: Govt looking at programmes to cut to rein in debt
With national debt currently at R2,5 trillion, it's a long-term project that starts with finding at least R40 billion next year.
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SA breaks out of technical recession
Second quarter GDP data has shown that South Africa has moved out of technical recession with growth of 2.5% in the second quarter of this year.
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Treasury: Sustained decline in growth rate will risk fiscal framework
On Tuesday, Stats SA said adjusted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter had contracted by 0.7%
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Slow consumer spending highlighted as one key indicator of lack of growth
Stats SA says the adjusted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter contracted by 0.7%.
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Treasury reacts to latest GDP figures, technical recession
Stats SA confirmed the country has entered a technical recession, with growth contracting in two consecutive quarters.
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SA GDP up year-on-year, but enters recession
The 0.7% quarter-on-quarter decrease means the country has entered a technical recession.
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Mark Zuckerberg: We should explore universal basic incomes
The Facebook founder says the world needs to radically change to allow everyone meaningful lives.
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Contraction of SA economy did little to affect rand strength
Since the start of the year the rand has been trading at between R13.82 and R12.86 against the dollar.
