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South Africa scraps proposed tax increase after pushback from coalition partners and opposition
The South African government has canceled a proposed tax increase that has threatened to collapse the unity government after ...
South Africa 2025 economic growth forecast cut to 1.5% on tariff worries: Reuters poll
South African economic growth will be a bit weaker this year than thought a month ago partly due to trade tensions, with U.S.
South Africa Ditches Tax Hike That Tested Ruling Coalition
South Africa’s National Treasury will scrap a proposed tax increase that threatened to rupture the nation’s coalition ...
Zelenskyy Says He's Cutting Short a Visit to South Africa After Russian Attacks on Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is cutting short an official visit to South Africa because of a major Russian ...
South Africa producer inflation down to 0.5% y/y in March
South Africa's producer inflation slowed to 0.5% year on year in March from 1.0% in February, statistics agency data showed ...
Tanzania bans South Africa and Malawi imports as trade row escalates
South African exports of various fruits, including apples and grapes, to Tanzania will be hit. Meanwhile, landlocked Malawi, ...
South Africa finally has a masterplan for a renewable energy industry: here’s what it says
South Africa’s ambitious renewable energy masterplan has been approved, but will need huge funding and co-ordination between government departments.
Climate change is lifting South Africa out of the ocean, study finds
South Africa is slowly lifting out of the water—by up to 2 millimeters per year depending on the region. It had been assumed ...
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Powering Progress in South Africa and The AfDB Infrastructure Imperative
South Africa has entered a new era—politically recalibrated, economically pressured, yet fundamentally poised. The 2024 ...