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SA's technical recession explained in 120 seconds
South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) has expectedly contracted by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019, pushing the country into a technical recession,...
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Ramaphosa: SA will be affected by the coronavirus
President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that the underlying weakness in South Africa's economy could be further aggravated by global economic uncertainty amid the spread of the coronavirus.
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Rand falls as economy slips into recession
The recession is another setback for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to revive the economy and stave off a downgrade of the country’s sovereign debt to below investment grade by rating agency Moody’s.
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SA entering technical recession again not a surprise, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the poor growth figures released today were not pleasing, but said that the signs that the economy was struggling were evident for some time.
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Mabuza: Eskom's generation problems constraining SA's development
Deputy President Davi Mabuza's comments about Eskom failing the economy come shortly after Stats SA released figures effectively placing the country in a technical recession.
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Declines in transport, agri sectors contributed to economic slowdown - Stats SA
It said the country's economy slipped into a technical recession in the fourth quarter of last year, recording a 1.4% contraction.
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SA's economic growth stuck in low gear - Moody's
It's revised this year's forecast to 0.7% and 0.9% for next year and said it had a number of concerns.
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Moody's puts SA's economic growth at 0.7% this year, blames load shedding
The country continues to be hit by load shedding with businesses complaining about lost productivity.
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Ramaphosa: Germany deepening contribution to job growth in SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Union Buildings in Pretoria for her official visit.
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IMF says South Africa's economic growth weakened by bailouts
South African economic growth has slowed over the last decade. Debt has climbed rapidly as the government scrambles to plug a widening budget deficit and bail out state firms plagued by mismanagement.
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Ramaphosa: SA needs policies that will support higher growth
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa needed to embark on serious reforms in order to reposition itself to become an investor-friendly country.
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World Bank cuts SA's growth forecast over load shedding - report
It now expects the economy to expand by 0.9% this year.
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READ: President Cyril Ramaphosa's 2020 New Year message
President Cyril Ramaphosa reflects on a year that brought many challenges and quite a few triumphs to South Africans.
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Grim outlook on SA's economic growth for 2020
There are concerns that 2020 may be another difficult year for growth, with consensus that the country is facing a number of factors dragging down GDP.
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South Africa's growth forecasts slashed, recession risk high
Barclays analysts wrote that they see clear downside risks in South Africa, given the ongoing decline in the South African Reserve Bank’s leading indicator for economic activity.
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Mboweni forges ahead with economic growth paper after over 700 comments
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said Treasury should have anticipated the 'massive response' to the proposals, which include selling off Eskom’s coal-powered plants to raise R450 billion.
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Ramaphosa says SA needs to grow its economy quicker
President Cyril Ramaphosa is in London where he will address the Financial Times Africa Summit 2019 on Monday.
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Low potential growth needs to be addressed, Sarb on economy
The bank said South Africa would keep paying a high rate of interest on the loans used to plug a widening budget deficit until its fiscal problems were addressed.
