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South African SOE reforms unlikely under Zuma

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Outlook for South Africa's state-owned enterprises.

Prospects for South Africa in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for South Africa in 2020.

South Africa's budget framework will not allay market

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The policy statement gives the government's projection of economic growth and government spending. Gigaba announced that growth for the 2017/18 fiscal year is projected at 0.7%…

South Africa faces structural reforms commitment tests

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That is well above the less than 1% average growth rate over the past eight years but little more than half the IMF’s forecast for global recovery, reflecting South Africa’s…

South African polls could delay substantive reforms

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SOUTH AFRICA

Data released by Statistics South Africa last week also showed economic growth declining by 2.2% quarter-on-quarter, a reminder of the economy’s continued fragility. New President…

Prospects for Southern Africa in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for Southern Africa in 2018

Tough South Africa budget may keep downgrade at bay

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SOUTH AFRICA

The budget framework presented on February 20 provided a record 69-billion-rand (5-billion-dollar) rescue package for ailing power utility Eskom over three years. Despite measures…

South Africa’s media terrain faces diverging fortunes

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Manyi, a Zuma ally, bought the Gupta-owned The New Age newspaper and TV news channel ANN7 in August in a wholly vendor-financed deal. In recent years, The New Age and ANN7 have…

South Africa’s Eskom will weigh on economic rebound

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Capacity constraints across Eskom’s power stations have resulted in sustained rotational load shedding (power outages) in recent weeks, while its debt and liquidity issues risk…

South Africa’s DA will return to founding principles

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Interim leader MP John Steenhuisen and former DA Youth Leader and KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislator Mbali Ntuli are vying for the post. After a bruising few years, the DA is…