South Africa pauses rate cuts as trade and budget risks overshadow low inflation
South Africa's central bank paused its rate-cutting cycle on Thursday as risks stemming from U.S.
South Africa's central bank paused its rate-cutting cycle on Thursday as risks stemming from U.S.
South Africa's lawmakers will scrutinise the 2025 budget in the coming weeks, with amendments not ruled out as political parties weigh up a contentious plan to
South Africa's economy returned to modest growth in the fourth quarter of last year, helped by a recovery in agricultural output after the sector triggered a
South Africa sought to salvage international talks on tackling global poverty on Wednesday as finance chiefs from several leading economies skipped
Global trade tensions and a potential value-added tax hike in South Africa could derail two years of slowing inflation, the country's central bank governor said
South Africa's G20 presidency was meant to be an opportunity to get rich, powerful nations to pay attention to poorer countries'
South Africa's unemployment rate rose for the second quarter in a row to 32.9% in the first three months of this year, data showed on Tuesday, two weeks before the
Nelson Mandela's African National Congress promised South Africans "A Better Life For All" when it swept to power in the country's
South Africa's headline inflation slowed slightly in April, but analysts said an interest rate cut was unlikely next week when the central
South Africa's African National Congress will invite other political parties to form a national unity government, its leader President Cyril
Investors are optimistic South Africa's new unity government can deliver stable economic policies to revive growth, but are cautious about how the new
The African National Congress looked set to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30 years, partial election
South Africans voted on Wednesday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid, amid high turnout and with opinion
South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), fighting to extend its 30-year grip on power in elections this month, would like to cast the
South Africa's central bank struck a measured tone after its first rate cut in more than four years on Thursday, saying although
Whoever wins Mozambique's presidential election on Wednesday will face an economy battered by worsening cyclones, insecurity, delays to
South Africa's mid-term budget review later this month is expected to show healthier public finances, but economists say it might be too early to loosen the
South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana told Reuters on Wednesday that he was not yet convinced about lowering the country's inflation target, a move
South Africa's unemployment rate fell in the three months after the formation of a coalition government that has boosted business confidence and led to hopes for
South Africa's inflation rate dropped sharply in October to its lowest level since the peak of the COVID pandemic, data showed on Wednesday,
South Africa takes over the G20 presidency on Sunday, the first African country to lead the forum, though its focus on issues such as inclusive growth and
South Africa's economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter of this year as a drought caused a big drop in agricultural production, but analysts said they
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that existing debt relief mechanisms were far from adequate to address global
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