Category: Editors Desk
If we cannot pay for something that promotes trade, how are we ever going to get rid of all the stuff that prevents trade?
An agency in Zimbabwe wants to advertise on behalf of a regional client in the Economist. We are...
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Failing to bring its wage bill under control, the government now has access to the ideal instrument to reduce its personnel expenditure
It is almost a year since the statistics agency published the first Government Wage Index but...
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You have to be nuts to bring Africa the type and the volumes of capital she needs for the next 100 years
A concept that is so simple but at the same time so meaningful, crossed my desk this week. At...
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JSE All Share index now 11% higher than at beginning of 2020
On Wednesday 02 June 2021, the All Share index (ALSI) on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange...
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The trend in non-performing loans hints at an avalanche bearing down on the private sector
The economic picture that emerges from an analysis of first calendar quarter data is not very...
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Digging in central bank data revealed some unexpected signs of economic improvement
Liquidity in the banking sector has staged a remarkable comeback over the past month, to the...
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At first glance Etosha’s restcamps seemed in need of repair but then the staff came to the rescue
When we consider the usual don’t-care attitude to local service excellence, it is often enough to...
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What makes a good life?
Turning 60 is something many people dread. The popular view is that it is the beginning of the...
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What if? What if? Is there a property company out there with enough guts (debt) to turn a shopping mall into a school?
It came as a shock last week to learn that the pharmaceutical retailer, Clicks, is shutting down...
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There is a distinct possibility that Neckartal may fill up (almost) in the first year after its completion
The image above from Namwater shows the surveyed highwater line of the Neckartal Dam. When this...
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When business confidence has been destroyed, demand for credit evaporates, as can be seen in the data
Nowhere is the devastating impact of the protracted lockdowns more evident than in the latest...
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Everybody looks at domestic market to carry tourism but the numbers are finite. There are not enough Namibians
It is a drastic departure from conventional wisdom, suddenly to state that the decimated tourism...
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