Author : The Conversation

The South African economy has been performing very poorly. Like other commodity exporters, export prices have weakened dramatically, company results have deteriorated and foreign and domestic investment have slowed...

Back in the early 1980s, when I started researching the field of careers, the notion of “work-life balance” was decidedly embryonic. It certainly had almost no resonance among women,...

Anybody who has seen a convertible caught in a rainstorm understands the importance of weather forecasts. In addition, the expectation is that the forecast is in fact accurate and...

Plans have been afoot for a new sports newspaper for Scotland. The proposed paper would be weekly and big names such as tennis coach Judy Murray and football pundit...

We will soon get a much closer look at the gender pay gap in Britain. Around 8,000 companies with more than 250 employees will have to publish details of...

Let’s consider a scenario. On leaving the European Union, Britain will make a Free Trade Agreement with the EU, or trade with it under World Trade Organisation most-favoured-nation (MFN)...

Most prospective prime ministers would be mildly embarrassed if a boost to their chances made financial markets plunge. However, Boris Johnson is doubtless gratified that his backing for Brexit...

The rise of public sector employment in South Africa has a much greater potential import than the private sector for the future trajectory of the economy’s employment path. We...

Germany often encourages much jealous muttering. The country found an easier path than most through the global financial crisis and it is now even touted as the world’s best...

The RBA minutes were not what I would call a riveting read. It almost verbatim confirms what was announced in the statement of monetary policy. Last month’s the unemployment...