Next, we examine renewed talks of a possible grand coalition between the ANC and DA.
Thereafter, we draw attention to a proposal aimed at imposing race-based procurement rules on, amongst others, retirement homes and sectional title housing complexes.
In our penultimate section, new data from Nedbank illustrate the pressure on South Africa’s middle class.
We conclude with an analysis of the state of mining, and how a struggling Chinese economy will impact South Africa.