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26 Jan 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
South Africa’s alcohol industry faces ‘economic abyss’ as alcohol ban continues (BeverageDaily.com)
With the third ban now having lasted a month with no date ...
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25 Jan 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Mavuso stresses importance of implementing structural reform (Engineering News)
Everyone, from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to organised labour, can see wh...
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22 Jan 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Bleak outlook for retail sector in 2021 as consumer spending remains subdued (Fin24)
South African retail sales fell more than expected in November, despite deeper ...
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21 Jan 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Business, civil society weigh in on COVID-19 vaccine funding (Eyewitness News)
The South African Chamber of Commerce said the failed R200 billion and COVID-19 loan ...
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20 Jan 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Supply Chains Latest: Covid Curbs Shut Busy African Border (Bloomberg)
South Africa’s decision to shut its land borders to most travel to curb the spread of the C...
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19 Jan 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
SA must embrace innovation to rebuild economy: President Ramaphosa (SAnews)
With the COVID-19 pandemic having battered the South African fiscus in 2020, President C...
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tralac Daily News: First edition for 2021
18 Jan 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Malawi ratifies AfCFTA after submitting instrument of ratification (UNECA)
Malawi submitted its instrument of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Are...
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21 Dec 2020Daily NewsNational
Aviation industry anxious as COVID-19 resurgences force new travel bans (The South African)
With a host of countries – mainly across Europe – announcing over the wee...
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17 Dec 2020Daily NewsNational
South Africa misses Covax deadline to secure vaccines (Engineering News)
South Africa, the country hardest hit in Africa by the coronavirus, missed a December 15 deadlin...
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15 Dec 2020Daily NewsNational
Full Quarterly Bulletin - No 298 - December 2020 (South African Reserve Bank)
Following a fourth successive quarterly contraction in the second quarter of 2020, the real...
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14 Dec 2020Daily NewsNational
Second wave of Covid-19 threatens economy (IOL)
South Africa is on tenterhooks over the second wave of Covid-19 infections with experts warning the newest outbreak could...
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10 Dec 2020Daily NewsNational
Agricultural sector contribution to South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (NAMC)
South Africa’s economy bounced back in the third quarter (July to September) ...
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09 Dec 2020Daily NewsNational
This is the single biggest threat to South Africa right now: Ramaphosa (BusinessTech)
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that South Africa’s 13.5% rebound in GDP during th...
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08 Dec 2020Daily NewsNational
SA GDP grew by 13.5% y/y in third quarter of 2020 (Eyewitness News)
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke on Tuesday released the results of the gross domestic product (...
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07 Dec 2020Daily NewsAfCFTA updates
Thirteenth extraordinary session on the AfCFTA: The Assembly of the Union adopts decision on the start of trading
African Union Heads of State and Government have ...
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04 Dec 2020Daily NewsNational
SA has most developed digital economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, says study (BizNews)
South Africa has been described as having the most ‘developed digital economy’ in S...
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03 Dec 2020Daily NewsNational
African Nation Worst Hit by Covid Falling Behind on Vaccines (BloombergQunit)
The African country with the worst confirmed coronavirus outbreak is yet to provide clarity...
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02 Dec 2020Daily NewsNational
SA virus fears cloud outlook for banks tied to economy (Moneyweb)
The outlook for South African banks is growing murkier amid the rising threat of a second coronavirus w...
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01 Dec 2020Daily NewsNational
30 November 2020 - Trade Statistics for October 2020 (SARS)
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for October 2020 recording a trade s...
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30 Nov 2020Daily NewsNational
South African Retailers Turn From China to Source Local Clothes (Bloomberg Quint)
South African retailers including The Foschini Group Ltd. and Woolworths Holdings Ltd. ...
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