Real Economy
Bank’s new strategy reflects growing Africa optimism
By: Terence Creamer 18th March 2011 The optimistic tone of the World Bank’s new Africa strategy, which was released earlier this month, is hard to miss, or to ignore. The 43-page... →
Race to the bottom? 
By: Terence Creamer 11th March 2011 “My friendships, my love, my education, my thinking and every other facet of my life have been carved and shaped within the context of separate... →
Project progress?
By: Terence Creamer 4th March 2011 For me, one of the more interesting sidebars to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s 2011 Budget was a note entitled ‘Budgeting for better results in... →
The future: It’s bigger!
By: Terence Creamer 25th February 2011 During one inspirational engagement with 99 000 enraptured South Africans in Soweto earlier this month, U2 frontman Bono related how the band’s... →
It’s time that government gave engineers a proper hearing
By: Terence Creamer 11th February 2011 Many aspects of the New Growth Path (NGP) framework may well be revised over the coming months as the social partners pick it over. But there is... →
Global jobs reawakening poses risks, presents opportunities
By: Terence Creamer 4th February 2011 While risking stating the obvious, it is true to say that there is today not merely a borderless war for talent, but also strong and growing... →
Correctly reading the signs of the times
By: Terence Creamer 28th January 2011 Anxiety about the State increasingly extending its reach into the economy is only natural, particularly where such reach could edge out private... →
Bric becomes Brics, but will this be good for South Africa?
By: Keith Campbell 14th January 2011 Late last month, it was announced that South Africa had been invited to join the BRIC grouping of Brazil, Russia, India and China. On December 23,... →
SA gets set for big debate on immigration
By: Terence Creamer 3rd December 2010 Migration and migration policies are emotive topics the world over. Be it economic boycotts against the state of Arizona for passing tough... →
SA’s politically biased Africa agenda in urgent need of revision
By: Terence Creamer 26th November 2010 It’s ironic, but business’ grasp of the importance of the rest of Africa to South Africa’s growth fortunes seems to be firmer under the Presidency... →
