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We also look at the implications of the latest interest rate hike by the South African Reserve Bank.

In closing, we highlight the impact of failing infrastructure on South Africa’s export capabilities, and that of loadshedding on food prices.

We also examine the wider effects of electricity disruptions in the mining sector.
 
We close with a comment on inflation trends in South Africa and the likely impact, on the global economy, of a shift in Japan’s yield-curve control policy. 

We also examine the impact of entrenched ‘mafias’ in the country’s mining and construction sectors, as well as prospects for global growth over the short-to-medium term.
 
We close with a comment on inflation figures from the United States (U.S.) and what the phenomenon of ‘zombie companies’ can mean for the U.S. economy.

We also examine the policy implications of the ANC's January 8th statement, delivered on the occasion of the 111th anniversary of the party's founding.

We close with a comment on André de Ruyter’s departure from Eskom, before looking at the implications of declining inflation in the Eurozone.