Blog
27
Mar
2026
A Snap Scan of Digital Payments in South Africa
Category: Credit, Data analytics, Financial se...
Various data sets give us an inkling into the pace at which payments in South Africa are digitising. In this blog we explore some of this data.
27
Mar
2026
A Degree Still Pays (Just Not Equally)
Category: Employment, Universities, Youth empl...
South Africa's graduate population has transformed. But does a degree still pay off for everyone?
23
Feb
2026
South African University Student Debt Has Exploded
Category: Education, Youth employment
South Africa’s universities are carrying billions in student debt, with a large share now classified as unlikely to ever be recovered. The data suggests this is no longer just a co...
29
Jan
2026
Rules Based Analytics
Category: Data analytics
An exploration of classic analytics “laws", exposing why data misleads, models deceive, KPIs fail, and intellectual humility, debate, and skepticism matter more than polished chart...
16
Jan
2026
On the threshold
Category: Policy
Frozen thresholds from the past reshape taxes, benefits, and markets. Inflation erodes intent, and blurs policy focus and yet hardly any laws have changed.
07
Oct
2025
EE Targets Firm Level
Category: Employment
Private sector transformation remains slow, with white South Africans still dominating top roles. Only two firms meet new equity targets - will stricter regulations drive change or...
09
Sep
2025
From Margins to Masses: Why Gambling’s Growth Demands a Regulatory Rethink
Category: Gambling
Gambling in South Africa has surged in recent years. This blog examines the changing dynamics of the gambling sector and offers potential regulatory solutions
20
Jun
2025
Reviving Dead Capital – the urgent need for title reform
Category: Housing, Policy, The Tenure Support ...
South Africa’s broken title-deed system stifles property markets, inhibits lending and inclusion, and needs simpler, digital and policy reforms to unlock economic potential.
16
Oct
2024
EVENT: TITLING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICAN CITIES
Category: The Tenure Support Centre
Investec and the Tenure Support Centre (TSC) invite you to join Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis for a discussion on titling challenges and opportunities in South African cities