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South Africa faces fiscal reform challenges

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, there are question marks over his ability to deliver on the ambitious spending cuts needed as tax collection falls in a weak economy.

Delays will dent confidence in South Africa’s Transnet

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Delays will dent confidence in Transnet

Prospects for South Africa in 2024

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PROSPECTS 2024

Macroeconomic prospects depend on whether Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) achieves traction with potentially hostile audiences…

Business may struggle to ease South Africa’s crises

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, sceptics still doubt whether essentially political problems can be adequately addressed by technocratic inputs alone, without broader reforms to the ANC, the government…

South Africa logistics crisis will be tough to resolve

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SOUTH AFRICA

The deal represents a major step forward in efforts to reform the transport sector, but dysfunctional rail and port networks continue to constrain exports and economic growth.

South African railway reform faces major challenges

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SOUTH AFRICA

Reforms to network industries, particularly of the rail and port parastatal Transnet, figure prominently in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic recovery plans. There has been…

South Africa may struggle to boost mining confidence

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Mantashe may not boost mining hopes

Power and reform woes will slow South Africa’s growth

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SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa’s escalating power crisis has slashed its growth prospects, with the government making only slow progress on promised reforms and the president declaring a state of…

Ramaphosa will look to affirm renewed reform potential

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Renewed reform potential will be flagged

Unions could complicate Ramaphosa’s social compact

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SOUTH AFRICA

While details are scant, the 'social compact' reportedly includes clearer deliverables than previous recovery plans. However, fears persist over government capacity to deliver and…