Luthando Mbana- Economics , Politics
- July 31, 2026
- 174 views
My Thoughts, Nothing Much: A look at the Policy Rate.
Ingaba uvile nah? The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has decided to keep the policy rate, known as the repo rate at 7% and…
- Tsoarelo Adriaan Rikhotso
- Artificial Intelligence , Economics
- July 27, 2026
- 220 views
AI and Financial Inclusion in Africa: Opportunities, Bias, and the Risk of Digital Redlining.
AI is reshaping access to credit by using alternative data such as mobile money activity, airtime usage, and digital spending habits. This can help millions of people, especially young entrepreneurs…
- Mfundo Ndima
- Africa , Economics
- May 31, 2025
- 187 views
The State of Continental Economic Affairs: Africa in IPE
If you follow the economics of Africa, in some article or book you might have stumbled upon the concept of Debt Trap. In the lens of this concept, where is…
- Mfundo Ndima
- Economics , Politics
- December 5, 2024
- 130 views
The Conundrum of Zama Zama’s
In the midst of mainstream media reports, how do we remain critical of phenomenon’s presented to us? No matter is just simple, every topic has a critical element. The Zama Zama case is no different.
- Slindokuhle Mthimkhulu
- Economics
- November 10, 2024
- 120 views
The Great Accident: The big bang and a crash.
A new world is coming but is everyone ready for it? Are societies well prepared and informed about the unfolding new world orders in economies and culture.
- Mfundo Ndima
- Economics
- August 8, 2024
- 152 views
Rethinking Economics For Africa
Why Rethink economics? Economics in higher education institutions can be uncritical of the status quo, detached from the contemporary structures and economic flows of the real-world economy, and very narrow…
- Minenhle Gasa
- Economics
- July 28, 2024
- 189 views
Global Financial Economics: Where is South Africa?
New world order? That is what’s dominating international news. This new world order sure has many implications. Our focus is on the economic side of things, eastern economies versus western…
- Mfundo Ndima
- Economics
- December 3, 2023
- 180 views
Sectoral Shifts: A possible cause of unemployment in South Africa.
A change in technology changes how we do things. It also changes how we think, especially with the new technology in hand. The technological inventions over the years have completely…
- Mfundo Ndima
- Economics
- July 12, 2023
- 183 views
The economic crisis is real in South Africa.
It is no secret to any South African that our country’s economy has not been performing as preferred in the past few years. We have experience prominent levels of unemployment…
