Bhargav Acharya

2 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Colleen Goko |Bhargav Acharya

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says government did not expect to overshoot on spending. South Africa will need to slash spending if its tax agency does not meet its revenue collection target this year, finance minister Enoch Godongwana says, as the government focuses on keeping rising debt under control. Godongwana was speaking after making only minor adjustments to the government's spending plans and deficit projections in a third budget presented to lawmakers on Wednesday.

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Colleen Goko |Bhargav Acharya

SA will need to slash spending if its tax agency does not meet its revenue collection target this year, finance minister Enoch Godongwana says, as the government focuses on keeping rising debt under control. Godongwana was speaking after making only minor adjustments to the government's spending plans and deficit projections in a third budget presented to lawmakers on Wednesday.

2 weeks ago | jp.reuters.com | Bhargav Acharya

南アフリカ統計局が５月２１日発表した４月の消費者物価指数（ＣＰＩ）前年比上昇率は２．８％と、３月の２．７％からやや加速した。写真はヨハネスブルクのスーパー。２０日撮影（２０２５年　ロイター/Siphiwe Sibeko）[ヨハネスブルク ２１日 ロイター] - 南アフリカ統計局が２１日発表した４月の消費者物価指数（ＣＰＩ）前年比上昇率は２．８％と、３月の２．７％からやや加速した。食品価格の上昇が要因となったが、中央銀行の目標レンジ（３─６％）は下回った。ロイター調査によるエコノミスト予想は横ばいの２．７％だった。前月比では０．３％上昇、３月は０．４％上昇だった。食品とノンアルコール飲料価格が前年比４．０％上昇し、昨年９月以来の高い伸びとなった。私たちの行動規範：トムソン・ロイター「信頼の原則」, opens new tabBased in Johannesburg, Bhargav reports on breaking news across Sub-Saharan Africa.

2 weeks ago | mining.com | Bhargav Acharya

South Africa and the United States will discuss the issue of critical minerals, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday, after a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House. South Africa made it clear during the talks with Trump that it had up to nine critical minerals that the US needs, Ramaphosa added. “We want to cooperate,” he told a press conference in Washington. (By Costas Pitas and Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Alexander Winning)

2 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Bhargav Acharya

Published on 05/21/2025 at 04:10, updated on 05/21/2025 at 05:01 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's inflation rose marginally in April due to higher food prices but remained below the central bank's target range, statistics agency data showed on Wednesday. Headline consumer inflation stood at 2.8% year-on-year last month compared with 2.7% in March, while in month-on-month terms, inflation was at 0.3% in April from 0.4% in March.