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Public school fees have outpaced inflation since 2020, driven by property costs, not teaching.

A fourth straight month of accelerating prices has put the Reserve Bank’s 3% target far from reach.

Inflation fell more than expected in July, opening the way for interest rate cuts from next month.

Despite the country avoiding a technical recession, analysts remain pessimistic about South Africa’s growth prospects.

South Africa’s headline consumer inflation slowed more than expected in April to 6.8% year on year.

South Africa’s economy shrank more than expected in the fourth quarter, when Eskom intensified rolling blackouts.

South Africa’s economy contracted back to pre-pandemic size in the second quarter, weakened by the country’s worst-ever power cuts.

GDP decreased by 1.5% in the third quarter of 2021, providing a direct insight into just how badly July’s looting affected the economy.

South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to a new record high of 32.6% in the first quarter of 2021 from 32.5% in the final quarter of 2020, the statistics agency said on Tuesday.

South Africa’s economy contracted the most in a century in 2020 as restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic ravaged output and disrupted trade.