Inflation in mainland Tanzania is expected to remain within the 3% to 5% target range, supported by stable food supply and exchange rate stability

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

The president said the low growth was a function of the slow transfer of the means of production to black South Africans

The country’s ports and rail systems are shambolic, but GNU and a pause in load-shedding have elicited some optimism

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Operation Vulindlela is forging ahead with its next phase amid ongoing wrangling over positions in his executive

The smooth transition is raising hopes of improved economic growth and outlook

The economy is not producing work, with many young adults working outside their fields of study or considering leaving the country as a result

The economy is still 2.7% smaller than it was in the first quarter of 2020