Jump to navigation

South Africa

South Africa

Population: 63.2m
GDP: $403.04bn
Debt: 72.24% of GDP (2024)

news from South Africa

Category: all

Found 875 articles.

Displaying 1-10 out of 875 results.

First the good news – then reality bites

A ratings upgrade and stronger fiscal projections boost optimism, but job cuts and slow investment still haunt the ANC

Political sentiment in South Africa is among the most febrile on the continent – if that is any comfort to President Cyril Ramaphosa. After the G20 Leaders’ Summit...


Warning lights as G20 looms

Business leaders sound the alarm over the country’s economic drift, despite signs of fiscal recovery

South Africa is caught in a classic debt trap, with the economy growing more slowly than the interest the government pays on its rapidly expanding debt. In recent...


DISPATCHES

 AGOA expiry set to become painful reality

African efforts to lobby at UN meeting for extension of US trade deal were unsuccessful

The expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) at the end of September is another headache for African states already counting the costs of the United...

READ FOR FREE

Displaying 1-10 out of 875 results.