New-vehicle sales in South Africa in 2019 showed a strong buying-down trend, with under-pressure consumers either opting for trusted and/or value-for-money brands, rather than more premium cars.
December is always a great month for me to get insight into South Africa’s agricultural conditions in a much more relaxing way when compared to my typical farm visits.
Maize was originally grown in central and southern America.
As practising economists, we usually spend a substantial amount of time looking at the world through data generated by official government institutions, private sector businesses and households.
The combination of economic and political developments over the past twelve months in SA has generated particular interest in the outlook for the economy in 2020.
With local government being the coal face of all human development activities, the perilous state of most of our municipalities around the country is a window into the ill-health of our society, which demands urgent attention and intervention, if we are ever going to achieve our developmental objectives as a people.
