Recent #retail sales growth revised upwards, but July figures show that a mode of low positive growth in consumer spending is now the order of the day

Despite an increase in murder & sexual offences, encouraging declines in burglaries, robberies & car hijackings in 2017/18; hopefully, further declines will be forthcoming with #BhekiCele as Minister of Police SA Police Service 🇿🇦 #CrimeStats

Finance Minister, #Nene implicitly agrees there is an #economic crisis and expresses hope that government can generate an environment conducive to increased #investment

#DA's recommendations to recover from #recession make a lot of sense &, would undoubtedly be supportive of renewed #investment in the economy if implemented but are unlikely to attract support from the majority of the population that seeks more, not less, government intervention

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Ramaphosa's #CabinetReshuffle - by combining the telecommunications & communications portfolios, President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 signalled his intention to reduce the size of the Cabinet as a means of saving money for government % improving coordination and efficiency.

Ramaphosa's #CabinetReshuffle - redeployment of Mokonyane & failure to drop Dlamini from Cabinet signals a reluctance to act against members of #Zuma faction prior to the general election.

dispatchlive.co.za/news/opinion/2… #Eskom #Zuma

SA exits #recession @SABCNewsOnline SABCNews_MorningLive youtube.com/watch?v=yNZlL5… #Eskom #Outlook

I will be on @ClassicFM1027 at 17:45 with Helen Zille discussing the implications of a #TaxRevolt. #ClassicBusiness

Watch my interview with Liabo Setho📺🎤 for @SABCNewsOnline on the link below discussing reforms needed to achieve #InclusiveGrowth youtu.be/dHkhN9rbRLQ

Modest decline in PMI in January in line with PMIs in major trading partners provides a mixed picture of conditions in manufacturing, but at least there is no major decline #PMI #Manufacturing

Disturbing slump in growth of new car sales in January suggests economy started the year on a weak note despite lower fuel prices: significant downside risks to growth forecasts for 2019 #CarSales

#Ramaphosa's speech at #MiningIndaba was a precursor to #SONA and messaging was consistent with his original presidential election manifesto or "New Deal": however, debatable whether #investment will be forthcoming

Comprehensive and well presented #SONA contains some encouraging features for longer-term growth, but can it be implemented given #factionalism within the #ANC? Does it really enhance adverse #CreditRatings outlook?

I will be on #BusinessLive today at 19:10 to discuss the upcoming #Budget to be tabled by #FinanceMinister #Mboweni. We’ll be talking about #Eskom and the likes of #SibanyeStillwater given their announcement of jobs cuts today.

Strategy document prepared by National Treasury makes sense & addresses structural impediments to growth, but will it receive support from the broader #ANC alliance & the marginalised sections of South African society? #SACP #strategydocument

My interview with eNCA on the SA Reserve Bank’s decision to cut the #reporate with my grandson popping in for a visit! As many of us are #workingfromhome, I’m sure you can relate!

Multifaceted underlying problems over many years have led to looting, but current problems directly linked to ANC factional battles #looting

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