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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. (GCIS)
AUSTERITY

Godongwana holds better budget cards but economic recovery remains inadequate

Labour federations Cosatu and the South African Federation of Trade Unions have led calls for a budget that addresses massive unemployment and weak growth

  • Brian Sokutu
6 min read
ECONOMIC GROWTH FORECAST

IMF likely to cut South Africa’s economic growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund is looking to cut its expectations of South Africa’s GDP growth this year, a senior official has hinted.

  • Sapa
1 min read
Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene must take up where Pravin Gordhan left off.
ECONOMIC GROWTH FORECAST

SA will miss 2014 economic growth target – Nene

The new finance minister says the country is unlikely to meet a a growth target of 2.7% for the year given the protracted platinum strike.

  • Rene Vollgraaff
2 min read
ECONOMIC GROWTH FORECAST

Zimbabwe’s ‘new’ guard won’t save economy

Report downgrades the treasury’s economic growth forecast.

  • Ray Ndlovu
3 min read
Political analyst Stephen Friedman said Marikana should be a warning to Cosatu.
ECONOMIC GROWTH FORECAST

IMF drops SA growth forecast amid growing labour unrest, joblessness

Increased labour unrest in the face of stubborn unemployment levels was a key risk to South Africa’s economic outlook according to the IMF.

  • Lynley Donnelly
2 min read
BUSA

Busa lowers 2011 growth forecast to 3.1%

Business Unity South Africa has cut its economic growth forecast for 2011 from 3.4% to 3.1%, saying a cut in the repo rate could soon be necessary.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read