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Contracting GDP Numbers Expose GNU’s Neglect of Agriculture and Farming
3rd December 2024 Today’s third-quarter GDP numbers reveal that agriculture and farming appear to have been abandoned by the GNU. Agricultural output plummeted by... →
Global investor sentiment towards South Africa much better in 2024, Exxaro reports 
By: Martin Creamer 3rd December 2024 Global investor sentiment towards South Africa improved significantly in 2024, Exxaro FD Riaan Koppeschaar reported on Tuesday, December 3. In a... →
Sterkfontein set to replenish Vaal dam water levels
By: Natasha Odendaal 3rd December 2024 As the water level of the Vaal dam nears the critical 18% mark, preparations are under way to release water from the back-up Sterkfontein dam to... →
Start of Biden's visit to Angola overshadowed by son's pardon
By: Reuters 3rd December 2024 US President Joe Biden landed in Angola on Monday for a visit focused on a US-backed railway project and on the legacy of slavery, but his decision... →
Daily Podcast – November 02, 2024
By: Lumkile Nkomfe 2nd December 2024 Making headlines: Lamola urges increased investment, trade relations between SA, Nigeria; Mavuso backs Auditor-General on need for culture of... →
Platinum demand outlook lifted higher by series of new global hydrogen fuel cell buildouts
By: Martin Creamer 2nd December 2024 The outlook for platinum group metals (PGM) demand has been uplifted by a series of new developments in the field of platinum-catalysed green... →
Africa enjoyed a 9% y/y increase in FDI in 2024, report shows
By: Darren Parker 2nd December 2024 Africa recorded a 9% year-on-year increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) projects this year, albeit still 22% below prepandemic levels from... →
Climate shocks and the economy: we asked South Africa’s central bank what role it plays in bringing stability
2nd December 2024 Climate change poses economic and social risks which can affect the workings of the financial system – the complex interaction of financial... →
