Economy
[Source: Bruggemans & Associates by Cees Bruggemans.]
June 2015 saw a 0.4% yoy drop in SA manufacturing production. This doesn’t sound like much, but consider that such output peaked in mid-2013, about 15% up from the 2009 recession low, but still 6% below the early 2008 boomtime peak. Read more
[Source: Voice of America.]
South African President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday ministers would review new visa rules that have hit tourism and stoked tensions within the ruling party. Read more
[Source: Business Day Live.]
South Africa’s economy faces a turbulent time ahead as the prospect of rising US interest rates and a slowing Chinese economy complicate policy making, Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Tuesday. Read more
[Source: mybroadband.]
Dawie Roodt, a director and chief economist of the Efficient Group, has provided a three step plan to fix South Africa and create a brighter future for the country. Read more
[Source: Mail & Guardian by Sipho Kings.]
Sewage flows because of misplaced trust in local government and co-operative governance. Read more