As South Africa’s economy reaches boiling point, have we been lulled into submission by the slow and gradual increase in the temperature?

The economic and social costs of a lockdown are perhaps greater than the benefits for developing countries.

A quarterly survey showed that eight out of 10 executives surveyed were unhappy with current business conditions in South Africa.

South Africa’s descent into recession and the surprise rate cut by the US Federal Reserve could see the Reserve Bank follow suit in mid-March.

‘I have dedicated myself to doing everything I can to execute my mandate,’ President Cyril Ramaphosa told journalists on Tuesday.

EFF member Floyd Shivambu blasts Finance Minister Tito Mboweni for being naive following the country’s recession status.

The early reactions are in to the news of South Africa’s second recession of the Ramaphosa-era. We don’t need to tell you the mood, do we?

It may not be a surprise to some, but these GDP figures are a crushing blow for the South African economy. Here’s how we entered another recession.

It’s hard to fathom just how disastrous Eskom has been this year. But whatever your worst fears are, the utility may well surpass them.

The ratings agency is expecting the economy to retract again in the second quarter of 2019 which would put it in a state of recession.

We’ve got a buffet of big stories here. The South African news today wrap looks ahead to a Parliamentary showdown, and some good news for the rand.

After slipping into a recession at the start of September, Mzansi has made an instant recovery. The country’s GDP has risen by 2.2% in three months

South Africa’s recession is set for a small do-over, economists say.

South Africa’s economy is operating far below its potential.

Things aren’t looking good for South African motorists.

Economists warn that President Ramaphosa’s economic stimulus package may have underwhelming results.

Here’s a look at Cyril Ramaphosa’s ‘new deal’.

Anything on the wishlist? Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver a stimulus package for the South African economy on Friday morning.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes that President Ramaphosa is sailing South Africa down a river of debt.

Can China help drag South Africa out of its economic recession?

“We have not taken a comprehensive picture of our economy” – David Mabuza

Not even the government can save us from this one.

South Africa’s agricultural sector is struggling.

Economists weren’t expecting a recession this year, and this is bad news for SARS. More tax revenue could be lost due to this change.

On Thursday morning, one British pound was worth R20 – the last time South Africa’s currency dropped this low to the pound was back in late June 2016.

Ramaphosa spoke to journalists on his visit to e-commerce billionaire, Jack Ma, in Hangzhou

In this South African news today wrap, the rand remains a major talking point as the ANC prepare a R43 billion stimulus package.

Recent plans by President Cyril Ramaphosa to decrease this through mass layoffs were met with resistance from unions.

If you’re squeamish, you might want to look away now. The dollar to rand value comes with a parental advisory warning on Wednesday.

After already hitting a ten-year low, the rand value plummeted further against major currencies when SA slipped into recession on Tuesday.

After slipping into recession on Tuesday, a rainy day for the SA economy might just be drawing to a close with a ray of sunlight.

Given that the recession is based on events pre-Cyril Ramaphosa’s massive investment drive, things could be rosier by the end of 2018.

The GDP statistics are out, and they haven’t been any kinder in Q2. South Africa is now in recession after a tough start to 2018.

After a gruesome 2.2% decrease in GDP earlier this year, a second consecutive negative quarter would put SA in recession.

The last two quarters of 2018 have been one of the toughest the country’s economy has had to endure.

That’s a very easy thing to say when you’re on a government salary, Malusi.

You’ll never see a politician struggling for money. Never.

Following the reports of government irregular expenditure hitting R45bn last year, it seems SA could be downgraded even lower than “junk status”

Sluggish economic growth has seen Mzansi lose it’s grip on the top spot for the first time in a decade

South Africa is officially out of technical recession.

The job markets are crippled by current economic growth

This can’t be the ‘radical economic transformation’ Zuma had in mind

*Insert your own joke about what the glass could be full of*

Confidence levels low amongst a large majority of enterprises.

From bad. To worse. To unthinkable…

Well then, he must be the best man for the job.

Negative growth in the private sector is to blame for the country’s technical recession, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has said.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) blamed the recession on the ANC’s inability to provide leadership, after first-quarter gross domestic product growth figures indicated that the country has entered into a technical recession. The economy contracted by 0.7% during the quarter, falling short of market expectations of a 1% expansion.

According to StatsSA, the South African economy has contracted for the second quarter in a row…

The finance minister has assured South Africans that things are looking up.

If South Africa is to stave off recession, the country’s economy will have to grow by at least 1% in the three remaining quarters of the year.

South Africa, which is already teetering on the brink of an economic recession, is facing a possible gloomy time ahead according to a recent survey.

Sure, the petrol price is coming down soon, but don’t get too excited yet; the weakened rand’s effects will soon kick in and you’ll wish it was just fuel you’d have to worry about.

South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices increased by 0.6% in the second quarter of 2014, Statistics South Africa, said on Tuesday.

While some key indicators point decidedly towards negative economic trends, the government insists that SA’s finances are stable for the time being. The question behind all these discrepancies, however, is which came first: chicken or nest-egg?

South Africans tend to believe we are the only country with problems and that anything that goes wrong is directly self-inflicted. But the rand isn’t being punished because of our politics or strikes. South Africa is experiencing the same challenges as other emerging economies at the tail end of a global recession, says Jeremy Gardiner, a director at Investec Asset Management.