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IMF projects South Africa’s GDP growth will reach 1.5% this year 
By: Darren Parker 31st January 2025 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects South Africa’s yearly economic growth rate to reach 1.8% by 2030, supported in large part by ongoing... →
Next Transnet bailout must come from private sector, not taxpayers – DA
By: Thabi Shomolekae 27th January 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) criticised the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) decision to request a bailout for State-owned rail and ports... →
Coal exports can be uplifted to 81-million tons, Richards Bay Coal Terminal believes 
By: Martin Creamer 27th January 2025 In 2017, Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported a record 76.47-million tons of coal on the 907 ships that called in that year, and chairperson... →
South African coal, metal exporters to spend billions fixing rail
By: Bloomberg 24th January 2025 South African coal and iron-ore exporters aim to sign agreements with state-owned logistics company Transnet next month that could pave the way for... →
Steel mogul Mittal, South African ministers meet on mill closures
By: Bloomberg 22nd January 2025 Indian steelmaking tycoon Lakshmi Mittal met with South African ministers in Davos this week as the country seeks to head off the planned closure... →
Daily Podcast – January 21, 2025
By: Halima Frost 21st January 2025 Making headlines: South African growth outlook has improved but inflation risks abound; Paul Mashatile says SA’s economic growth not at optimum... →
South African growth outlook has improved but inflation risks abound, central bank says at Davos
By: Reuters 21st January 2025 South Africa's economic outlook is better this year than last, but the inflation picture is more muddied as risks abound, its central bank governor... →
Steel cuts threaten South Africa’s $257bn building drive
By: Bloomberg 21st January 2025 Billionaire-backed ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA's) plans to shut down a century-old steel mill in South Africa are holding President Cyril... →
