/ 10 May 2022

Commodity prices buoy South Africa amid China’s slow growth blow

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QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 09: Aerial view of shipping containers sitting stacked at Asia's first fully automated container terminal of Qingdao Port on May 9, 2022 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/VCG via Getty Images)
South Africa’s fate is tied to China’s, but war-related disruptions in the global energy market keep exports going

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