Headline inflation slowed to 4.3% in July, ending four months of acceleration – and beating market expectations.
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Generation fell 8.1% in June to the weakest reading in seven years, while Eskom’s fleet ran better than at any point since 2017.
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Inflation fell more than expected in July, opening the way for interest rate cuts from next month.
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South Africa’s economy escaped a technical recession in the fourth quarter as load shedding lessened in intensity.
The economy shrank in the third quarter as logistics constraints and a chronic electricity shortage took their toll.
South Africa’s population rose to 62 million people last year from 51.8 million in 2011.
Headline consumer inflation fell more than expected to 4.7% year on year in July from 5.4% in June.
Despite the country avoiding a technical recession, analysts remain pessimistic about South Africa’s growth prospects.