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South Africa's consumer inflation rises

South Africa's consumer inflation rises in July as expected

South Africa's headline consumer inflation rose to 3.5% year-on-year in July from 3.0% in June, in line with economists' expectations.

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UK inflation rises by more than expected to 3.8%, largely driven by air fares

UK inflation rises to 3.8%, the Office for National Statistics says, the highest since January 2024. Chief economist Grant Fitzner says the main driver of inflation was higher air

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UK inflation rises to 3.8% in July, ONS says

LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer price inflation increased to 3.8% in July from 3.6% in June, official data showed on Wednesday. The Bank of England had forecast headline inflation would rise to 3.8% while economists polled by Reuters had mostly expected a rate of 3.

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Luxury tourism in Africa often fails to benefit locals, new research shows

LONDON (Reuters) -Efforts by some African nations to attract luxury tourism have yielded limited benefits for local ...

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BEE law changes on the cards for South Africa

South Africa’s National Development Plan is targeting easy access to affordable broadband for 100% of the population by 2030.

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Africa Is Big, and It Wants the World’s Maps to Show It

A campaign is underway to replaced the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of ...

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South Africa Pushes Rule Review That Would Ease Starlink Entry

South Africa is prioritizing a policy-review process that may result in Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other satellite-internet ...

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South Africa minister under fire over racial slur

Brash, controversial and unafraid to speak his mind, South Africa's Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has ...

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South Africa's MTN faces new US investigation into Afghanistan conduct

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African mobile network operator MTN Group is facing an investigation by a U.S. Department of ...

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Major retailer in South Africa changing in a big way

West Pack Lifestyle is slowly expanding its store base after escaping business rescue earlier this year—but it has a whole ...

Japan eyes low-cost debt to mitigate Africa blow from aid cuts

Naoki Ando, senior vice-president of Japan International Cooperation Agency, the implementing agency of Japan’s aid policy, ...

Africa’s Second-Largest Aluminum Smelter at Risk of Shutdown

Africa’s second-biggest aluminum smelter may close in March after operator South32 Ltd. is yet to secure a new electricity ...

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China in Africa: May 2025

China’s engagement with its African counterparts in May spanned the gamut—from concrete economic dealmaking and ...

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See Nigeria's position among Africa's most industrialised countries

A new ranking by the United Nations has shown that Nigeria is currently Africa's eighth most industrialised country, holding ...

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