OPINION | Welcome to the new abnormal

Apr 04 2020 07:00

Nobody was expecting a great 2020, but what we didn’t realise at the start, was that it was as good as 2020 was likely to get, says Jeremy Gardiner.

Opinion

OPINION | An epidemic of globalisation - and the globalisation of an epidemic

Apr 03 2020 20:11

Covid-19 respects no borders and has laid bare some of the vulnerabilities of globalisation. Going forward, we need to look more deeply at how to build a world that protects global supply chains more effectively – and the all people that depend upon them, says John Luiz.

Opinion

Eddie Rakabe | This time is different. The economy may not survive

Apr 03 2020 05:03

While government's interventions are commendable, their scale relative to other countries should concern us, says fiscal policy specialist Eddie Rakabe.

Opinion

OPINION | Will Airbnb become obsolete after the coronavirus?

Apr 02 2020 10:52

If you could freely walk the world’s most famous city streets today, you would see humanity stopped in its tracks, writes Lionel Laurent.

Opinion

INSIDE LABOUR | Normal is over - but our norms were broken

Apr 03 2020 06:00

The responses and reactions to this latest contagion has also begun to tear away a veil of hypocrisy, says Terry Bell.

Opinion

OPINION | Lockdown: A reminder of the devastating realities of inequality

Apr 02 2020 20:09

Ours is a country of great contrasts, where grinding poverty exists side-by-side with opulence found in gated estates and posh suburbs, from Fish Hoek to Umhlanga and Dainfern, says Sibongile Khumalo.

Opinion

SPECIAL FEATURE | Inside Zimbabwe's lockdown

Apr 01 2020 21:00

There is growing desperation and precious little hope of observing physical distancing, says Crecey Kuyedzwa.

Opinion

OPINION | Lockdown - a chance for business to limit the damage, not exacerbate it

Apr 01 2020 19:20

The way we do business has changed overnight as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak and parts of the system are breaking because of it, say Nick Rockey & Matthew le Cordeur.

Opinion

Sipho Pityana | Having each other’s backs is the only way through the storm

Apr 01 2020 08:16

South Africans have a tradition of coming together to overcome crises, writes Sipho Pityana.

Opinion

BOOK EXTRACT | Bruce Whitfield: South Africa isn't just unequal - it's unfair

Apr 01 2020 05:01

South Africa is a fundamentally unfair country, writes Bruce Whitfield in his new book, The Upside of Down.

Opinion

OPINION | Disasters and downgrades - SA's diary of a bad year

Mar 31 2020 20:00

Financial modelling reveals that the economy could shrink as much as 5% in real terms this year – an unprecedented figure in recent times. By comparison, the economy shrank by around 2% as a result of past crises in 1983, 1992 and 2009, says Adrian Saville.

Inside Fin24.com

Wage Bill

SA will face an uphill battle to trim the state's wage bill.
Credit Rating

This year's Budget will be all about avoiding Moody's downgrade, say economists
Overhaul Needed

Goldman Sachs says Ramaphosa could unleash a wave of investment in SA
Future Earnings

President Ramaphosa has defended a proposed sovereign wealth fund as investment in SA's future

Opinion

Solly Moeng | Rock bottom is a great place for a fresh start

Apr 01 2020 06:01

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni had a "hallelujah" moment after the Moody's downgrade for a reason, says Solly Moeng.

Opinion

EXPLAINER | How to save data during lockdown

Mar 31 2020 06:01

In the recent past many South Africans have learned to better understand, monitor and control their consumption of scarce resources such as water and electricity, says Kees Snijders.

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