Jana Marx

South Africa

Producer and Journalist at Freelance

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Take-home pay falls for second month as economic uncertainty grows

1 week ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Jana Marx

Take-home pay falls for second month as economic uncertainty grows Adjusted for inflation, real take-home pay fell 2.2% to R15,005 in April, down from R15,344 in March Premium By Jana Marx - 28 May 2025 Despite a favourable inflation backdrop, SA salary earners experienced another dip in take-home pay in April 2025, marking the second consecutive month of decline amid mounting global and domestic uncertainty...
Absa slashes SA growth forecast for 2025 to 1%

1 week ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Jana Marx

Absa slashes SA growth forecast for 2025 to 1% The revised forecast places the bank at the lower end of the range of major economic forecast revisions seen in recent weeks Premium By Jana Marx - 28 May 2025 Absa has sharply cut its forecast for SA’s real GDP growth in 2025 to 1.0%, down from 2.1% projected earlier this year, citing weaker-than-expected economic momentum and global uncertainty...
Take-home pay falls for second month as economic uncertainty grows

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Jana Marx

This sleepy hamlet has plenty to offer visitors, including fishing, canoeing on the Gamka River, hiking and 4x4 trails
Take-home pay falls for second month as economic uncertainty grows

1 week ago | shorturl.at | Jana Marx

This sleepy hamlet has plenty to offer visitors, including fishing, canoeing on the Gamka River, hiking and 4x4 trails
Absa slashes SA growth forecast for 2025 to 1%

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Jana Marx

This sleepy hamlet has plenty to offer visitors, including fishing, canoeing on the Gamka River, hiking and 4x4 trails
Tourism primed to help drive recovery as visitor numbers surge 20%

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Jana Marx

Investors are waiting for US personal consumption expenditures data for more clarity on interest rate trajectory
SA in troubled waters for maritime disasters, experts warn

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Jana Marx

Trade, tariff headlines and fiscal concerns will be ‘main wild card for risk sentiment and crude oil this week’, says IG market analyst
Reserve Bank prepares to narrow inflation target band

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Jana Marx

The Reserve Bank is poised to redraw SA’s inflation target for the first time in nearly 25 years — a move that could reshape monetary policy and lower long-term interest rates. Deputy governor Fundi Tshazibana told journalists at a pre-budget briefing last week the current 3% — 6% range was “too wide and out of line with that of our trading partners,” and confirmed technical teams had completed their analysis and were preparing formal recommendations...
ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: Reserve Bank expected to hold rates, but case for cut builds

2 weeks ago | businesslive.co.za | Jana Marx

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SA suspends poultry imports from Brazil after bird flu outbreak confirmed

2 weeks ago | businesslive.co.za | Jana Marx

LUNCH MARKETS Business Day TV spoke to Jason Horn from Steyn Capital Management Honest reporting on the Gaza war, including cartoons that represent the cartoonist’s views, requires context From genocide of white farmers to violent land seizures, Trump's claims are contradicted by evidence Trump is not a passing figure: there are more fundamental changes in the US that will outlive the second Trump administration Suspended Brazilian imports to SA include live poultry, eggs and fresh (including...