In his weekly newsletter on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is making "significant progress" in clearing obstacles, with a clear view to enhance economic growth.

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Deficits are projected until the end of the WPIC’s forecast period in 2029. Forwood said South Africa’s mining industry, the engine room for the platinum market, was a ‘sunset industry’.

Historically, fossil fuels have played a major role in the South African economy, with coal-fired power stations supplying 85% of South Africa’s electricity.

The government has long vowed to get tough on illegal mining, which they say cost the South African economy 60 billion rand ($3 billion) in 2024. They say the zama zamas are sometimes violent ...

The South African mining industry contributed 6% of the country’s total nominal GDP during the first three quarters of last year. In money terms, this amounted to R432.7-billion. So highlighted ...

PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's economy stagnated in the first quarter, eking out quarter-on-quarter growth of just 0.1%, as contractions in sectors like mining and manufacturing offset a ...

South Africa's economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter of this year as a drought caused a big drop in agricultural production, but analysts said they expected a return to modest growth in ...

South Africa's economy stagnated in the first quarter, eking out quarter-on-quarter growth of just 0.1%, ... Kopano reports on Southern African economies from Johannesburg, South Africa.