South African consumers are going through the most.

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South African consumers are going through the most.

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, we discuss pressures felt by the country’s citizens through the lens of Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Retail Sales figures released earlier this week. The discussion highlights the fact that there is no one issue that will fix it all for the country. Growth above 1% needs a number of factors to be addressed through sustainable policy and favourable global factors.

We also look at the possibility of a fuel hike in May and the effect this will have on the broader business environment.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Rand Merchant Bank economist Mpho Tsebe Business Day and Business Times economics writer Asha Speckman as they unpack these issues.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.
18 Apr 2019 English South Africa Business News · News

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