[TOP STORY] Power struggles: Why SA’s economy can't catch a break

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Coface economist Aroni Chaudhuri points to the stark realities of why South Africa has ‘basically underperformed every other emerging economy’ since 2010.
3 Nov 2025 3AM English South Africa Business News · Business

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