Category Archives: Centre of Excellence: Economics

MTBPS 2021 – An opportunity to inspire confidence

The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, will deliver his first maiden Medium Term Budget Policy...

Rising input costs a serious challenge for future food production

Rising input costs, such as direct materials, direct labour and other overheads, are posing a...

Tractor and Combine Harvester Sales – September 2021

September tractor sales of 724 units were almost 30% more than the 561 units sold...

Monthly Fuel Prices Update – Oct 2021

The average international product prices for Petrol, Diesel and Illuminating Paraffin decreased during the period...

Q2 GDP continues on firmer footing – Agriculture rebounds on seasonality factors

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released the quarter two (Q2) gross domestic product (GDP) figures...

Tractor and Combine Harvester Sales -August 2021

August tractor sales of 724 units were almost 56% more than the 465 units sold...

Monthly Fuel Prices Update – Sept 2021

The Rand depreciated against the US Dollar during the period under review, on average, when...

Monthly Fuel Prices Update – Aug 2021

The Rand depreciated against the US Dollar during the period under review, on average, when...

BUSA Weekly Briefing – 11 June

1. The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases rose to 9 319 on 12 June from...

Amendment of Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act: A big step in the right direction to reforming the energy sector

Agri SA welcomes the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to amend Schedule 2 of the...