economy

The cost of Elon Musk’s go f*** yourself to advertisers

Is Elon Musk filling the pinch? This is the crucial question following Elon Musk’s response to advertisers pulling advertising on his platform X, formally…

Eskom, Stage 6 load shedding: Will we get a stage 7, 8?

About R900 billion a day is what Eskom Stage 6 costs the country according to the DA’s latest count, following a breakdown of a…

Eskom: Stage 5 load shedding until further notice

Eskom has announced that it will now implement Stage 5 load shedding until further notice. The embattled parastatal said Stage 5 will continue from…

WATCH: NationalShutDown, Here’s what you need to know

A nationwide protest against recurring load shedding, a buckling economy and the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to take place on March…

Eskom: Stage 8, the discussions and a trending stage 16 load shedding

Eskom alongside the National Energy Regulator of South Africa are working on preparing stages beyond Stage 8 of power cuts. What does this mean?…

WATCH: NationalShutDown trends, for this reason, this week

In a buzz on social media the hashtag NationalShutDown has trended for over a week, a hashtag that could spell trouble for most businesses…

OnlyFans untapped rising economic boost or honey trap?

OnlyFans, an online platform, and app where people can pay for content in the form of videos, photos, and live streams, using a monthly…

South Africa avoids recession as the economy grows 3.1% in Q2 2019

South Africa avoided recession as its economy grew by 3.1% in Q2 2019 compared to the bleak first quarter of the year, Statistics SA…

Airbnb believes it has a R10bn impact on South Africa’s economy

Airbnb in 2018 believes it had a direct economic impact of nearly R10-billion in South Africa, the company revealed in a release on Monday….

South Africa’s economy sees the worst quarterly drop in a decade

The South African economy just had its worst quarter in more than ten years, according to Statistics South Africa. The stats body on Tuesday…

South Africa’s out of recession after GDP grows by 2.2%

South Africa is out of recession after the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.2% in the third quarter of the year. The…

#Recession: South Africa’s politicians blast the ANC after GDP shrinks

There’s some bad news today, South Africa. The nation has fallen into a technical recession after its latest gross domestic product (GDP) figures were…

South Africa’s in recession again, and people are blaming Jacob Zuma

Statistics South Africa has today confirmed that the country’s economy is shrinking. “The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has contracted to -0.7% in the…

Airbnb adds R2.4bn to SA economy in 2016, hosts 400 000 visitors

Airbnb has this week published its annual economic report, which sheds some light on the home sharing platform’s economic impact on various global economies….

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