| South Africa’s Growth Tragedy | | http://www.sanlam.com/mediacentre/media-category/economic-commentary/South Africa’s Growth Tragedy | South Africa’s Growth Tragedy | | | South Africa’s Growth Tragedy | 2017-12-04T22:00:00Z | This is the last economic commentary written by Sanlam's Economic Adviser, Jac Laubscher, and reflects on the past 20 odd years of reporting on the South African economy. | | |
| Running Into a Brick Wall | | http://www.sanlam.com/mediacentre/media-category/economic-commentary/Running Into a Brick Wall | Running Into a Brick Wall | | | Running Into a Brick Wall | 2017-11-09T22:00:00Z | The recent Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) has attracted a lot of interest for the alarming note it struck. | | |
| We Might Have Lift-Off | | http://www.sanlam.com/mediacentre/media-category/economic-commentary/We Might Have Lift-Off | We Might Have Lift-Off | | | We Might Have Lift-Off | 2017-10-09T22:00:00Z | Returns over the past three years have been disappointing. However, the question is whether this is the start of a new trend or whether it will turn out to be just another tentative blip. | | |
| The State of Government Finances | | http://www.sanlam.com/mediacentre/media-category/economic-commentary/The State of Government Finances | The State of Government Finances | | | The State of Government Finances | 2017-09-12T22:00:00Z | After having been the poster child of sound fiscal practice for a number of years, South Africa’s government finances have experienced a precipitous decline since 2009 into an abyss it will take many years from which to escape. | | |
| Economic Report - August 2017 | | http://www.sanlam.com/mediacentre/media-category/economic-commentary/Economic Report - August 2017 | Economic Report - August 2017 | | | Economic Report: August 2017 | 2017-09-10T22:00:00Z | Global equity markets reached an all-time high in July as appetite for risk remained relatively robust. Economic data largely supported the global growth story over the month. | | |
| The Triumph of Cronyism | | http://www.sanlam.com/mediacentre/media-category/economic-commentary/The Triumph of Cronyism | The Triumph of Cronyism | | | The Triumph of Cronyism | 2017-08-22T22:00:00Z | The South African political economy discourse has been dominated by the state capture and cronyism. It is of course not alone in being confronted by this scourge. | | |