After a difficult decade characterised by sluggish growth, frequent power outages and a devastating pandemic, South Africa is turning a corner – there is a growing sense of optimism among economists ...

JOHANNESBURG, April 25 (Reuters) - South African economic growth will be a bit weaker this year than thought a month ago partly due to trade tensions, with U.S. President Donald Trump having paused a ...

PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa's economic growth rate quickened in the second quarter of 2025, reaching its fastest in two years, though it remains well below the level needed to meaningfully ...

PRETORIA, March 4 (Reuters) - South Africa's economy returned to modest growth in the fourth quarter of last year, helped by a recovery in agricultural output after the sector triggered a contraction ...

For several years, the South African economy has been bemoaned on the continent as a sleeping giant that is not reaching its full potential. Despite significant optimism in July 2025 that South Africa ...

South Africa looks set for much better growth in 2025 thanks to increased spending and investment, according to analysts at Absa Group Ltd., though a cooling of relations with the US may dim the ...

The fifteenth edition of the South Africa Economic Update, Learning: Overdue Reforms and Emerging Priorities in Basic Education, discusses South Africa’s economic prospects and focuses on basic ...

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