South Africa continues to grapple with a crippling unemployment crisis resulting in the highest income inequality in the world, evidenced by a 2023 Gini coefficient of 0.63. Unlike comparable ...

Food as a relational currency, tech as the enabler: A new blueprint for systematic impact.

The second episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on the informal economy, a key growth trend reshaping South Africa’s and ...

South Africa’s online gig economy is struggling to take off, with the country’s sector trailing that of African counterparts, such as Kenya and Nigeria. This is according to online job search ...

While many consumers in South Africa steer through the headwinds faced by the country's economy, the affordable housing sector has seen a surge in demand for properties priced between R350,000 ...

“Cyclical support factors and a stronger consumer environment are positive.” South Africa’s economy has grown by less than 1% on average for the last decade, handicapped by mismanagement and ...

South Africa needs to diversify its economy, boost domestic consumption and increase collaboration with potential trade partners to cope with the high tariffs imposed by the United States ...

The absence of a supportive policy framework for informal seed systems exacerbates ... exclude smallholder farmers from the seed economy. South Africa has the potential to lead the way in ...

A similar initiative in South Africa could help alleviate the housing crisis while revitalising urban centres. For decades, the South African economy has suffered from underused assets.