South Africa
Economy
The Mozambique-Malawi Joint Defence and Security Commission has met in Lilongwe to discuss ways of exercising effective control over the two countries' shared border. Not only is...
2008-06-26Economy
On the back of the recent outbreak of violence against foreigners, rising instability in Zimbabwe, and further political divisions within the African National Congress (ANC), South...
2008-06-25Economy
Due to increasing pressures on South Africa's current account balance (the deficit amounted to an estimated 9.0% of GDP in Q108) and ongoing volatility in international financial...
2008-06-25Political Risk
South Africa's political risk profile deteriorated significantly in Q208, and we believe that the threats to political stability and policy continuity will remain considerable over...
2008-06-17Economy
African National Congress (ANC) leader and likely future president of South Africa Jacob Zuma's trial for corruption is unlikely to begin as scheduled on August 4, because of procedural...
2008-06-03Economy
In our view, there is a high risk of further interest rate hikes in 2008, which was highlighted by Central Bank Governor Tito Mboweni on May 28, when he stated during a seminar in...
2008-05-30Economy
We forecast that South African economic growth will weaken significantly in 2008, which will be mainly a result of further monetary tightening and weaker external demand. In our view,...
2008-05-28Economy
As highlighted in last month's monitor, accelerating inflationary pressures in South Africa pose a risk to social stability by eroding people's disposable incomes, especially among...
2008-05-01
