Tag: Mike Schüssler
Government urged to ‘act now or face a recession’
The government needs to make difficult and unpleasant economic decisions if it wants to avoid a recession.
It was the overall feeling of economists commenting on the contracting economy by more than...
South Africa could get its biggest-ever petrol price cut in December
South Africans could be in for some early festive cheer in December in the form of a major petrol price drop.
Commenting on the latest petrol data from the Central...
Economy shows moderate uptick, remains volatile
Although the June 2016 BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI) – a measure of all South African interbank transactions under R5m– recorded a slight month-on-month increase, there are signs that the South...
Economy still growing, but at subdued rate
The March 2016 BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI) showed a slight improvement on March 2015, but was significantly more modest than the February numbers. In February the month-on-month change was a...
Eskom asks Nersa for more money
Eskom has applied for a further R38bn of revenue to be generated through electricity tariffs and it is currently under consideration by energy regulator Nersa.
If granted, it will result...