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Decisions: The coalitions the ANC choose to form seem likely to shape which way the South African economy will go. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

ANC weighs up doomsday scenarios as economy falters

As coalition discussions intensify, the party could end up making significant policy concessions to navigate South Africa’s uncertain future This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Eyaaz
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A drained state hurts the economy

And there are fewer journalists to hold policymakers accountable for this decline

  • Des Erasmus
5 min read
Unemployed men inJohannesburg wait on a street corner for work for part-time work. Photo: Naashon Zalk/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Fiscal Cliff | Shallow state purse deepens jobs crisis

In this instalment of The Fiscal Cliff – a Mail & Guardian series on how South Africa’s budget has been shaped – Sarah Smit considers the intimate link between the country’s ultra-high unemployment rate and austerity

  • Eyaaz
8 min read

Department of Finance

The journey to full-blown austerity is marked by changes to an economy presided over by a government adrift

  • M&G Digital
10 min read