The World Bank has revised South Africa’s economic growth forecast from 2.3% to 2% for 2014.
This week, Stats SA is due to release the country’s latest retail figures, while China will report its growth figures. Here’s the economic week ahead.
The rest of Africa is growing, and perhaps the ruling party should invest more in leadership and change rather than individuals’ interests.
Nigeria’s recent rebasing shows its services sector’s share of GDP has dominated the country’s economy, helping it surpass SA’s numbers.
Nigeria’s GDP recalculation due on Sunday is likely to pip it ahead of SA as Africa’s largest economy, and could alter perceptions of the continent.
Nigeria could soon outrank South Africa as Africa’s biggest economy, but about 61% of Nigerians still live on less than $1 per day.
The rand dropped to 10.49 against the dollar on Wednesday.
South Africa’s GDP growth has been only 0.7% in the third quarter of 2013, the slowest pace in more than four years.
We need a way to measure whether our nations are progressing, in terms of the real things that matter to real people, writes Michael Green.
South Africa’s infrastructure for roads, rail and air transport affects everything from consumer prices to foreign investment.
South Africa faces some tough economic times and Daft Punk releases their first album in eight years – it’s all on Weekend 101 this week.
South African credit growth has accelerated for the first time this year to 9.1% in April.
South Africa may miss its economic growth target this year, curbing tax revenue and leading to bigger-than-planned budget deficit.
Spaniards will worry that a bailout will come with a current account surcharge attached.
Income inequality has not been reduced in South Africa since the end of apartheid.
Do the world’s central banks plan to restart the printing presses? The question has preoccupied markets for months. This week may yield some clues.
Investor fears over rising food and fuel prices will set the tone for economic data releases from the US, Europe, India and South Africa this week.
Facebook’s IPO is likely to be this week’s eagerly anticipated event but, with the eurozone facing renewed uncertainty, hardly the most significant.
Economists have predicted a rebound in key GDP growth figures for the fourth quarter of 2011 but warn the South African economy will slow in 2012.
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/ 17 February 2012
IMF gives Namibia a thumbs but raises concerns over rising public debt.
Europe, South Africa’s dominant trading partner, could drag our growth down with it, writes <b>Sharda Naidoo</b>.
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/ 29 November 2011
South Africa’s economy slightly expanded to a growth rate of 1.4% in the third quarter of 2011, Statistics South African said on Tuesday.
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/ 28 November 2011
As a new financial week begins, investors are dreading more bad news from Europe and further knocks to the market.
Sovereign debt: What is it and why should I worry about it?
Last month Sacu had what newspapers in Gaborone called a “near-death experience” when members agreed to reject a consultant’s report.
A slow-down in Britain’s growth in the second quarter means that the economy is weaker than was thought and has no chance of meeting its growth target
Our readers share their thoughts on Zapiro, nuclear power, the Integrated Resource Plan and more.
Growth figures were a surprising 4.8% for the first quarter but most would be forgiven for wondering where exactly this growth is coming from.
How people are experiencing the economy is very different from the economic figures.
Solidarity has warned against an uncertain future in the construction industry, following the latest GDP data, which revealed no growth in the sector.
Pravin Gordhan has welcomed South Africa’s first quarter GDP figures, saying the country was on target to achieve 3.4% growth for the year.
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/ 22 February 2011
South Africa’s economic growth came in higher than expected in the fourth quarter.