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    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      South Africa hopes private sector can help end Eskom power crisis

      Renewable energy procurement will be increased under plan announced by president Cyril Ramaphosa

    • Monday, 25 July, 2022
      South Africa to open up power generation to tackle energy crisis

      Ramaphosa will seek private sector help and more renewable sources to deal with supply issues at state utility Eskom

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      South Africa announces biggest interest rate rise in nearly 20 years

      The central bank increases cost of borrowing by three-quarters of a percentage point to tackle rising inflation

    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
      News in-depth
      Flash floods in ‘gateway’ port Durban add to South Africa’s economic woes

      Worst deluges in decades highlight crumbling infrastructure and exacerbate delays at flagship terminal

    • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
      Higher commodity prices to help South Africa cut debt

      Better than expected revenues allay fears of looming debt crisis

    • Sunday, 30 January, 2022
      Tech start-ups
      Tech founders launch fund aimed at finding Africa’s next ‘unicorns’

      Klarna co-founder spearheading $200m vehicle says dearth of growth capital is holding back start-ups

    • Monday, 17 January, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Bain’s cautionary South African tale

      The firm cannot distance itself from its office’s alleged role in state capture

    • Sunday, 5 December, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      South Africa is slowly edging towards a post-ANC future

      After gains in local elections, opposition needs pro-growth policies

    • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
      South Africa
      South Africa moves closer to basic income in wake of civil unrest

      Radical step under consideration after more than 330 people died during week of violence in July

    • Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
      Pandemic pushes South African joblessness to record high

      More than a third of labour force unemployed as economists warn unrest could fuel further rise

    • Thursday, 5 August, 2021
      South Africa
      South Africa finance minister quits in Ramaphosa reshuffle

      Security and intelligence services also revamped in wake of ‘attempted insurrection’

    • Sunday, 25 July, 2021
      News in-depthSouth Africa
      South Africa counts the cost of its worst unrest since apartheid

      Hopes of economic renaissance dashed after warehouses and factories targeted for looting

    • Thursday, 10 June, 2021
      South Africa
      South Africa eases path for companies to generate power

      President Cyril Ramaphosa says country needs to liberalise energy supplies to avert ‘massive risk’ of blackouts

    • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      South Africa must break ANC taboos to lift growth

      If the pandemic is coming under control, it is time to act on the economy

    • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
      South Africa’s economy suffers worst quarterly slide in decades

      GDP fell 16.4% in three months to June after strict Covid-19 lockdown paralysed activity

    • Tuesday, 30 June, 2020
      South Africa’s recession worsened before pandemic hit

      GDP contraction of 2 per cent in first quarter likely to be followed by further fall

    • Wednesday, 24 June, 2020
      South Africa’s budget deficit to soar as economy contracts sharply

      Finance minister warns ‘fiscal reckoning looms’ if country does not control its debt

    • Monday, 8 June, 2020
      Markets InsightFabiana Fedeli
      Pandemic starts process of EMs decoupling from each other

      China, Taiwan and South Korea are among farthest ahead on the path of normalisation

    • Tuesday, 21 April, 2020
      South Africa
      Default at South Africa’s Land Bank increases pressure on Ramaphosa

      Century-old agriculture lender is latest state group in need of government support

    • Tuesday, 14 April, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      South Africa’s central bank slashes rates to post-apartheid low

      Reduction is second in under a month as country braces for an extended coronavirus lockdown

    • Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
      South Africa knocked by second recession in two years

      Power blackouts stymie government’s efforts to revive growth

    • Wednesday, 26 February, 2020
      South Africa cuts public wage bill to avoid ratings downgrade

      Savings announced in budget set up clash with powerful labour unions

    • Sunday, 16 February, 2020
      South Africa
      South Africa’s decaying small towns lose faith in Ramaphosa

      Absent politicians and broken infrastructure highlight decline in ANC heartland

    • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
      South Africa
      Ramaphosa vows to break Eskom’s hold on South Africa energy

      Rolling blackouts are throttling economic growth, says president

    • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
      South Africa
      South Africa cuts interest rates as slowdown persists

      Central bank surprises investors with 0.25%reduction in benchmark rate

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