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6 days ago | July 16, 2019
Rand boosted by rise in risk-on sentiment
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s rand inched up against the dollar on Monday after encouraging economic data from China ...
1 week ago | July 12, 2019
South Africa’s Eskom new funding bill expected July 23
CAPE TOWN – South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni aims to table a bill in parliament on July 23 to give ...
2 weeks ago | July 11, 2019
Rand stronger with Fed seen cutting rates
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand strengthened on Thursday after the chairman of the Federal Reserve set the ...
2 weeks ago | July 9, 2019
Rand edges higher as traders eye Fed
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand edged higher early on Tuesday in cautious trade as investors waited for clues ...
2 weeks ago | July 8, 2019
Rand weaker as Fed cut bets fade
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand weakened early on Monday against a soaring dollar as investors factored in ...
2 weeks ago | July 5, 2019
Naspers names black woman CEO
A little more than 100 years ago, Naspers was created by white South Africans to produce a Dutch-language newspaper. Now ...
3 weeks ago | June 28, 2019
Airtel Africa drops 15% in early trade after London debut
LONDON – Airtel Africa shares fell as much as 15% on Friday after its London stock market debut, hitting a low of ...
4 weeks ago | June 27, 2019
Rand slips in profit-taking ahead of G20 summit
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s rand retreated early on Thursday, pausing after a two-day advance as investors took ...
4 weeks ago | June 26, 2019
Rand gains as risk demand slows
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s rand clung to recent gains early on Wednesday as global risk appetite retreated after the ...
4 weeks ago | June 25, 2019
Rand firmer as dollar falls on rate cut bets
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand firmed early on Tuesday, boosted by a dollar slide to multi-month lows against ...
4 weeks ago | June 24, 2019
Rand stretches gains as Fed, ECB turn dovish
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand firmed early on Monday, adding to the previous session’s gains as sentiment ...
1 month ago | June 21, 2019
South Africa’s Reserve Bank expected to cut rates soon
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Reserve Bank will probably cut interest rates next month or in September to boost ...
1 month ago | June 19, 2019
South African consumer inflation subdued, upping rate cut chances
JOHANNESBURG – South African inflation stayed well within the central bank’s target range in May, making it more ...
1 month ago | June 18, 2019
Rand little changed in calm before Fed meeting
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand was little changed early on Tuesday, with investors looking ahead to a local ...
1 month ago | June 17, 2019
Nigeria to shut bank accounts of firms which import FX restricted goods
LAGOS – Nigeria’s central bank said on Friday it will close the bank accounts of firms caught smuggling into the ...
1 month ago | June 14, 2019
Rand steady as investors mull developments ahead of long weekend
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand held steady on Friday as investors assessed local and international political ...
1 month ago | June 12, 2019
Rand edges weaker in subdued start to trade
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand edged weaker on Wednesday in a slow start that saw subdued flows as market ...
1 month ago | June 11, 2019
South Africa’s manufacturing up 4.6% y/y in April, highest ...
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s manufacturing output hit its highest in two years, rising 4.6% year-on-year in April ...
2 months ago | June 4, 2019
Rand slumps after weak GDP data
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand slumped and bonds weakened on Tuesday after official data showed the economy ...
2 months ago | June 3, 2019
Rand starts week flat amid trade tumult
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand was flat on Monday, shaking off worries about intensifying Sino-U.S. tensions ...
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