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[TOP STORY] Oil prices surge as Iran conflict escalates: What it means for SA

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‘All of the markers, if we look at commodity prices, oil and gold, they are both telling us, expect worse rather than better from here,’ says economist, Professor Adrian Saville.

23 Jun 2025 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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