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            <title>Lawfulness of temporarily withholding equitable share from 69 municipalities scrutinised</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The National Treasury’s temporary withholding of the transfer of the July equitable share funds to 69 municipalities came under intense scrutiny in Parliament on Friday, where questions were raised about the lawfulness of the intervention. On July 7, the National Treasury announced the withholding decision, which it said had been taken in terms of Section 216(2) of the Constitution, read with Section 38 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>MUNICIPAL FINANCE</category>
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            <title>75 MW Northern Cape hybrid renewables-battery project enters into operation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A large-scale hybrid renewable energy project able to supply 75 MW of dispatchable renewable electricity to South Africa’s national grid between 5:00am and 9:30pm daily has been officially inaugurated. Known as the Hydra project, the facility was procured under the so-called Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), which was launched by the then Department of Mineral Resources and Energy during the peak of the country’s loadshedding crisis in August 2020.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>Monale Ratsoma appointed NDB VP and chief risk officer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Development finance institution the New Development Bank (NDB) has appointed Monale Ratsoma VP and chief risk officer, with responsibility for risk management, corporate strategy, policies, partnerships and enforcing environmental, social and governance standards. The appointment is with effect from July 8. Prior to that, Ratsoma was NDB VP and CFO from July 2024.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <title>DMCC, Botswana Stock Exchange Group sign MoU to expand market access for Botswana's commodity ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[International business district that drives the flow of global trade through Dubai, DMCC, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Botswana Stock Exchange Group (BSE), operator of the Botswana Mercantile Exchange (BMX), to strengthen Botswana's access to global commodity markets by connecting BSE's emerging commodities exchange with Dubai's international trading, finance and logistics ecosystem. The partnership marks a significant step in expanding trade and investment links between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Botswana, establishing Africa's first sister-hub trading corridor between Dubai and Gaborone, while supporting Botswana's economic diversification agenda and ambitions to increase the global reach and value of its commodity exports.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has appointed CFO Batandwa Damoyi acting CEO, with immediate effect, to ensure continuity of leadership and the uninterrupted execution of the PIC’s mandate while the relevant internal processes are under way. This follows after the PIC on July 13 placed CEO Patrick Dlamini on precautionary suspension to give him sufficient space and time to respond to allegations of impropriety against him that were submitted to the board in a whistleblower report last month.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Manufacturing is the backbone of any successful industrial economy, but domestic demand is typically insufficient to develop sustainable industrial sectors. To achieve the industrial development Africa, and South Africa, is aiming for, industrial ecosystems must be created, speakers said during the first day of the thirteenth Manufacturing Indaba, held in Sandton, Gauteng, on July 14. “In the future, we want to be processing our own resources, making higher-value products, expanding supply chains and creating industries and jobs and wealth. To achieve this, we need to develop stronger regional trade form strategic partnerships and ensure sustained investment in productive capacity, modern technology and critical skills,” Deputy President Paul Mashatile told delegates.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>PIC suspends CEO, appoints new acting chief investment officer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The board of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has placed its CEO Patrick Dlamini on precautionary suspension, saying it is necessary to give him sufficient space and time to respond to allegations of impropriety against him that were submitted to the board in a whistleblower report last month. "In line with applicable labour legislation and internal PIC policies, the precautionary suspension is intended to ensure a fair, objective and independent investigation into these allegations. The suspension does not, in any way, constitute a finding nor is it a pronouncement of any wrongdoing on the part of the CEO," the PIC clarifies.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <title>Three major agencies commit to jointly support African prosperity and resilience</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The African Development Bank (AfDB), UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have jointly committed themselves to helping build a resilient and prosperous Africa. The commitment was made at the end of the three-day 2026 African Economic Conference, which was jointly organised by these three agencies and attended by policymakers, economists, researchers and other experts. It was held in Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. “Global economic storms will continue to test African institutions, but they can never erode the fundamental wealth and resilience of Africa’s people,” highlighted UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa Strategy, Analysis and Research team head Raymond Gilpin. “With the strong partnership among our institutions, let us continue to combine our efforts and move forward together with urgency, clarity and determination to build the resilient and prosperous Africa we deserve – because that is the Africa the world needs.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Transforming Africa to capitalise on critical minerals requires dramatic strategy shift</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The world is entering a new industrial era, built for critical minerals, and this presents an opportunity for Africa to transform its economies, if that transformation is undertaken strategically. This was highlighted by UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) deputy executive secretary and chief economist Hanan Morsy, speaking at the Ministerial Forum on Critical Minerals, Value Chain and Beneficiation on July 10, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Namibia secures China deals on infrastructure, mining and energy with state visit</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[China on Friday said it would step up cooperation with Namibia in the Southern African state's energy, farming, infrastructure, and minerals sectors during talks in Beijing between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Nandi-Ndaitwah has been on a seven-day visit to China since Sunday, seeking investment from the world's top lender and second-largest economy to help implement election pledges to create jobs and diversify the Namibian economy.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Unified approach crucial to meeting AfCFTA targets</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A unified approach needs to be adopted by all 55 of the countries that form part of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to reach its initial 2035 target of increasing GDP across the continent by $450-billion, Midlands State University and University of Zimbabwe researcher Edmore Chijoko said during the launch of the New African Thinkers: Trade and Sustainability Under the African Continental Free Trade book. The book launch took place on July 9 at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), in South Africa.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <title>Manufacturing output down 4.3% y/y in May</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's manufacturing production decreased by 4.3% year-on-year in May, with the food and beverage; basic iron and steel, nonferrous metal products, metal products and machinery; and wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing sectors having made the biggest negative contributions. Statistics South Africa reports that food and beverage production decreased by 6.4% year-on-year, contributing -1.6 percentage points to the overall figure. Basic iron and steel, nonferrous metal products, metal products and machinery output decreased by 5.6%, contributing -1.3 percentage points, while wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing output decreased by 11%, contributing -1 percentage point.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Ramaphosa extends Madlanga Commission deadline to November</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the final report deadline for the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System. The commission is now scheduled to submit its final report on November 16, shifting from the originally anticipated date of August 31.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Zambia election will put Hichilema's economic record to the test</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Zambia is gearing up for an August election in which President Hakainde Hichilema is favoured to win a second term but may face a strong challenge from opposition leader Brian Mundubile. The vote is shaping up as a referendum on Hichilema's economic record since he took office in 2021, inheriting a country reeling from a sovereign debt default.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>IMF lowers 2026 global growth forecast to 3%, sees rebound in 2027</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday inched its 2026 global growth forecast lower again to a sluggish 3.0%, warning of ongoing risks linked to the war in the Middle East, trade fragmentation and potential corrections in market expectations for AI. The global lender said the world economy had dodged a sharper downturn, with demand for AI and other technologies helping to offset a sharp drop in energy supplies as a result of the war. Growth should rebound to 3.4% in 2027, but that is still below the average of 3.5% seen in 2024 and 2025. In April, the IMF had forecast 3.1% growth.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Treasury launches investigation into allegations made at Madlanga Commission</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following testimony presented to the Madlanga Commission that raised allegations of improper conduct involving a former National Treasury employee, Treasury has appointed external forensic investigators to conduct an investigation. It has been alleged at the Madlanga Commission that a former employee improperly influenced the awarding of various transversal contracts during his time at Treasury. In light of the seriousness of the allegations presented, Treasury has initiated an investigation into the awarding of transversal contracts concluded during this period.]]></description>
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            <category>INVESTIGATION</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South Africa ties R3.6bn Johannesburg funding to debt plan</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[National Treasury said it will release funding that’s been withdrawn from dozens of municipalities after they’ve submitted plans on how they’ll pay their debts. The Treasury on Tuesday withheld R13.5-billion from 69 municipalities including Johannesburg, the country’s economic hub, that are struggling to manage their finances. The measure was taken to instil fiscal discipline, reduce irregular and wasteful expenditure and ensure that municipal officials are held accountable, it said.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <title>Opinion: South Africa’s steel debate is still too narrow</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In this article, South African Iron and Steel Institute secretary general Charles Dednam writes that South Africa must look beyond only the volumes of steel being imported into the country and should also consider how much of the country's manufacturing base is being displaced by imported goods made from steel elsewhere?]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa reached about $70-billion in 2025, which was below the exceptional $94-billion recorded in 2024, but was the third-highest number since 1990 and remained one-third above the long-term average. However, the bigger story is that investors continue to position themselves in sectors that are becoming increasingly important to the global economy, UN Trade and Development (Unctad) highlights in its 'World Investment Report 2026'.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Department of Home Affairs has initiated a major recruitment drive to hire 301 additional immigration officers, aiming to drastically bolster the country's border security and law enforcement capabilities. This deployment addresses a long-standing personnel deficit that has strained the department's capacity to police national immigration laws effectively.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>UIF urges continued engagement, after Busa withdraws from UIF structures at Nedlac</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) says public governance responsibilities are best achieved through continued engagement, constructive dialogue and institutional processes through which evidence is considered and policy positions are refined in the interest of the public. Withdrawal from these forums limits opportunities to influence governance outcomes, it states in response to business organisation Business Unity South Africa’s (Busa’s) withdrawal of its representative from the UIF board of directors and UIF-related structures at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac).]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) hosted its AGM this week and also released its annual report. As the recognised voice of South Africa’s PV industry, representing almost 500 members across the value chain, Creamer Media’s Terence Creamer used the opportunity to pose some questions to CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu on the state of the industry and its outlook. The questions and Melamu’s responses follow.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Growing demand for support, energy-efficient drive solutions in KZN</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The need to improve industrial resilience for businesses across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has resulted in an uptick in demand for technical support, strong stock holding and energy-efficient drive solutions from drive technology manufacturers, says drive and automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE KZN branch manager Cliffton Bridge. He highlights growing customer demand for stronger technical support and faster response capability, particularly as many workers and artisans entering the industrial sector may possess the requisite theoretical knowledge but lack the practical experience in the workplace.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>Macro &amp; Micro</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Nadine James</editor>
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            <title>Johannesburg faces R2.1bn funding gap as its bills mount</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/johannesburg-faces-r21bn-funding-gap-as-its-bills-mount-2026-07-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Johannesburg is starting a new financial year with a multibillion-rand budget that’s not fully funded, potentially deepening a crisis that’s already left it unable to pay for power and fuel supplies. South Africa’s biggest city is facing an unfunded budget gap of about R2.1-billion for the year starting July 1, according to a framework seen by Bloomberg News. The National Treasury attributed the shortfall to city revenue projections that appear overstated relative to audited results, according to the document.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>MUNICIPAL FINANCES</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Kganyago signals South Africa could hike rates again this month</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/kganyago-signals-south-africa-could-hike-rates-again-this-month-2026-07-01</link>
            <description><![CDATA[South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said inflation expectations have risen above the central bank’s 3% target, justifying the May interest-rate increase and signalling further tightening may be needed when policymakers meet later this month. The central bank raised rates in May for the first time in three years, lifting them by 25 basis points to 7% to prevent an oil shock caused by the Iran war from spilling into lasting inflation. “The inflation expectations have risen, they are above our target and that is the concern, and that is what we should actually be responding to,” Kganyago said in an interview with Francine Lacqua on Bloomberg Television on Wednesday.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>Macro &amp; Micro</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Absa PMI declines to 47.3 points in June, but price pressures may have peaked</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/absa-pmi-declines-to-473-points-in-june-but-price-pressures-may-have-peaked-2026-07-01</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Financial services firm Absa’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined from 50.8 in May to 47.3 index points in June. The sharp decline in the PMI’s purchasing price index by 13.5 points to 71.3 in June suggests that April and May may have marked the peak of price pressures, particularly given the fuel price reductions that came into effect on July 1, the bank says.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>PURCHASING MANAGERS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>EMA 2026 partners with K9 Project Watchdog to support wildlife protection efforts</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Leading mining exhibition Electra Mining Africa 2026 has named South African National Parks Honorary Rangers K9 Project Watchdog as its official charity partner, providing a platform to raise awareness and support for one of South Africa's most effective anti-poaching initiatives. Shannon de Ryhove has the story.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>ANTI-POACHING</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Ramaphosa reshuffles Cabinet following DA request</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/ramaphosa-reshuffles-cabinet-following-da-request-2026-06-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that, following consultation with the leadership of the DA, a member of the Government of National Unity, a number of changes have been made to the national executive. As widely reported in recent weeks, John Steenhuisen has now been appointed Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister, while Willem Aucamp has been appointed Agriculture Minister and David Maynier Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister.]]></description>
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            <category>CABINET</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster enters into commercial operation</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/330-mw-impofu-wind-farm-cluster-enters-into-commercial-operation-2026-06-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The full 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, located in the Kouga and Nelson Mandela Bay municipalities of the Eastern Cape, has entered into commercial operation. The cluster comprises three 110 MW wind farms – Impofu North, Impofu East and Impofu West – and project sponsor Enel Green Power RSA reports that all three facilities have achieved commercial operation, with Impofu West having been the last to become operational in June.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>RENEWABLE ENERGY</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South Africa's economic recovery entering uncertain phase amid growing pressure</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/south-africas-economic-recovery-entering-uncertain-phase-amid-growing-pressure-2026-06-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s economy remains on a recovery path, but rising global pressures and cost dynamics are slowing momentum and reshaping the outlook for the months ahead, says professional services firm PwC South Africa in its 'South Africa Economic Outlook – Mid-2026 review'. South Africa’s economic recovery is holding, but it is becoming increasingly uneven and fragile. While domestic conditions have improved, the economy is now facing renewed pressure from rising costs and global uncertainty, says PwC South Africa chief economist and Africa sustainability leader Lullu Krugel.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>ECONOMIC OUTLOOK</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Hormuz disruption may have lasting impact on vulnerable economies, UN trade agency says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UN trade and development agency warned on Tuesday that while the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will bring immediate relief to energy markets, vulnerable economies remain at risk from prolonged increases in food and fuel costs. Food and transport systems are likely to take longer than energy markets to recover, as disrupted supply chains need more time to reset following more than 100 days of severe disruption to shipping through the strategic waterway, UN Trade and Development (Unctad) said in a new report.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ECONOMY</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Inflation expectations rise before South Africa rate decision</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s two-year inflation expectations climbed,complicating the central bank’s efforts to anchor expectations around its 3% target. Average inflation expectations two years ahead, the measure the central bank closely watches when setting interest rates, rose to 3.9% in the second quarter from 3.6% previously, according to a survey published by the Stellenbosch-based Bureau for Economic Research on Tuesday. The survey was conducted between May 18 and June 4, before the US-Iran 60-day ceasefire deal reopened the Strait of Hormuz, sending global energy costs lower and triggering a decline in local fuel prices, which should see inflation ease in coming months. Between survey rounds, annual inflation accelerated to 4.5% from 3% and gasoline prices hit a record.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>Macro &amp; Micro</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Opinion: The Story of Johannesburg is the story of local government in South Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In this article, City of Johannesburg group CFO Tebogo Moraka writes that the challenges facing the city are, in many respects, reflections of broader national realities and that the solutions required will demand collective action from all spheres of government, the private sector, communities and organised civil society.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>LOCAL GOVERNMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Joburg’s high operating expenditure dubbed ‘utterly unsustainable’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[New research into the crisis afflicting the City of Johannesburg warns that the widening structural imbalance between the metro’s operating expenditure and capital expenditure (capex) poses a threat to long-term service delivery. Produced by Genesis Analytics, and presented recently to Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) by Lael Bethlehem, the analysis shows that, in real terms, the city’s operating expenditure had grown by 92.5% since 2010, while capital investment had contracted by 12.8%.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>JOBURG CRISIS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/broken-system-inflaming-xenophobic-tensions-amnesty-international-2026-06-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Ahead of the planned nationwide June 30 protests against illegal immigration, Amnesty International South Africa has accused government of inflaming tensions between South Africans and other African citizens residing in the country. The human rights organisation said there is a need for broader systemic reform to ensure that migrants are lawfully documented and processed to live in South Africa. “In persisting with a broken system that leaves those trying to claim asylum undocumented and in limbo, some for up to 19 years, the government is causing a divide and inflaming tensions between South African citizens and fellow Africans living in the country,” the organisation stated.]]></description>
            <author>Sashnee Moodley</author>
            <category>Macro &amp; Micro</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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