Inflation slows to 13-month low

Inflation slows to 13-month low

Headline consumer inflation cooled for a second consecutive month in May to 6,3% from 6,8% in April, Statistics South Africa has reported. May’s reading is the lowest since April 2022 when the rate was 5,9%. The month-on-month change in the consumer price index...
Bye-bye Beitbridge build-ups (hopefully)…

Bye-bye Beitbridge build-ups (hopefully)…

It’s all systems go for Monday’s official opening of the revamped facilities by Zimborders at Beitbridge, a move that will hopefully herald a new era for the notoriously troubled crossing. There has, however, been huge pushback from transporters in terms of costs –...