
Kopano Gumbi
Economics Correspondent at Reuters
🇿🇦 . Journalist. Economics Correspondent for Southern Africa @Reuters. Alum @columbiajourn. Part of the solution. 📧 [email protected]
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1 week ago |
reuters.com | Colleen Goko |Kopano Gumbi
Rashad Cassim, Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa February 24, 2025.
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2 weeks ago |
marketscreener.com | Kopano Gumbi |Wendell Roelf |Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo
Published on 05/21/2025 at 10:05 CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -South Africa made only minor adjustments to its spending plans and deficit projections in a third budget presented on Wednesday that was overshadowed by a meeting between its president and U.S. leader Donald Trump later in the day. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had to appear before lawmakers in Cape Town for a third time after disagreements in the ruling coalition derailed two previous budget versions.
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2 weeks ago |
uk.marketscreener.com | Kopano Gumbi |Wendell Roelf |Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo
Published on 21/05/2025 at 15:05 CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -South Africa made only minor adjustments to its spending plans and deficit projections in a third budget presented on Wednesday that was overshadowed by a meeting between its president and U.S. leader Donald Trump later in the day. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had to appear before lawmakers in Cape Town for a third time after disagreements in the ruling coalition derailed two previous budget versions.
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3 weeks ago |
sowetanlive.co.za | Kopano Gumbi |Alan Eason
South Africa's official unemployment rate rose to 32.9% from 31.9% in the final quarter of last year. File photo South Africa's unemployment rate rose in the first quarter of this year, with statisticians fretting that increasing numbers of people appear to have given up looking for work. The country's official unemployment rate — one of the highest in the world — rose to 32.9% from 31.9% in the final quarter of last year.
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3 weeks ago |
dailydispatch.co.za | Kopano Gumbi |Alan Eason
South Africa's official unemployment rate rose to 32.9% from 31.9% in the final quarter of last year. File photo South Africa's unemployment rate rose in the first quarter of this year, with statisticians fretting that increasing numbers of people appear to have given up looking for work. The country's official unemployment rate — one of the highest in the world — rose to 32.9% from 31.9% in the final quarter of last year.
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