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Dr. Roelof Botha
Feb 1, 20242 min read
Stellar tourism growth in 2023
South Africa’s tourism industry is well on its way to a full recovery, with the number of overseas travellers in 2023 breaching the...
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Dr. Roelof Botha
Sep 7, 20232 min read
GDP forges ahead in 2nd quarter
The resilience of the South African economy was proven yet again by the positive news on the country’s economic growth rate for the 2nd...
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Dr. Roelof Botha
Aug 31, 20232 min read
Balance of payments points to higher growth
Some misleading comments surrounding potential balance of payments constraints have been doing the rounds of late. When analysing the...
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Dr. Roelof Botha
Jul 27, 20233 min read
Tourism recovery gains traction
Global tourism has recovered well from the negative impact of Covid lockdowns and South Africa is no exception, with a recovery rate...
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Dr. Roelof Botha
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Capital formation urgently required to sustain GDP growth
Cynics that had predicted negative GDP growth for 2022 will have to wait at least another 12 months to see whether their pessimism may...
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Dr. Roelof Botha
Jan 4, 20233 min read
Emphatic victory for ANC's reform agenda
Against the background of intimidating headwinds, including low economic growth, load shedding and a vociferous and retrogressive RET...
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