Big Ticket Programmes
The total consolidated spending on South Africa’s 2021/22 budget amounts to R2 trillion each year over the medium term. The… Read More
Big Ticket Programmes
Biggest Provincial Loser?
South Africa has lost a total of 1.4m jobs since 2019Q4, an 8.5% decrease YoY. About 65% of those jobs… Read More
Economic toll on women
The South African labour market remained more favourable to men than to women in 2020, regardless of race. During the… Read More
Occupations in Trouble
According to the 2020:Q4 Quarterly Labour Force Survey, the absolute number of people employed increased by 333k compared to Q3… Read More
The cheque was in the mail….
The number of loans that defaulted in Q4 remained roughly the same as in Q3 (1.3M). However, the number of… Read More
Unpaid Debt
In 2020 the value of overdue balances increased by over R33bn (18% of total overdue). R10bn of this increase occurred… Read More