That is according to Alexander Forbes’ head economist Isaah Mhlanga, who foresees the local currency gaining some ground after losing almost 30% of its value against the US dollar. In mid-January 2020 ...

For starters, while chief economists Isaah Mhlanga and Chifipa Mhango both welcomed the third-quarter growth of 13.5%, they point out it came from a low base. That is important because of the drastic ...

March 6 (Reuters) - South Africa's business confidence slipped in the first quarter of 2024 amid ongoing load shedding, port congestion and inflation, a survey showed on Wednesday. The business ...

‘Trade is key for economies to grow, it is the one aspect we need to do and do very well; and while the US may be quite distant this year, the rest of the world will be well-represented’ – RMB chief ...

Sept 3 (Reuters) - South African business confidence slipped a point further sequentially in the third quarter of 2025, weighed down by hefty U.S. tariffs on the country's exports, a survey showed on ...

JOHANNESBURG - To mitigate an unavoidable negative outlook by Moody’s Investors Service, economists said yesterday that South Africa needed to drive private sector-led economic growth while the ...

As a result of the economic impact of Covid-19, there have been significant outflows of capital from emerging markets, many in Africa, thus far this year, as risk appetite weakens significantly and ...