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  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Monique Vanek

    Transnet freight trains at a depot in Gauteng, South Africa. (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s transport and finance ministries have approved a 51 billion-rand ($2.8 billion) guarantee facility to Transnet SOC Ltd., the nation’s struggling rail and ports operator. The facility is effective immediately to support Transnet’s “capital investment program and to enable it to meet its debt obligations,” the transport ministry said in a statement Thursday.

  • 2 weeks ago | financialpost.com | Monique Vanek

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  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Monique Vanek

    Over the next three years, 1.03 trillion rand will be allocated to public infrastructure. (Bloomberg) -- Below are the highlights of South Africa’s third iteration of the 2025 budget announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in Cape Town on Wednesday, after two previous versions were withdrawn because of disagreements within the governing coalition over taxes.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Monique Vanek

    (Bloomberg) -- Central banks in key African economies are getting set to line up with other emerging-markets in coming weeks and cut interest rates where inflation pressures are seen abating, or stay on guard where the path is less clear. For most it will be their first rate-setting meeting since the US imposed a 10% universal tariff and slapped China — Africa’s largest trading partner — with a 145% levy before reducing it to 30% for 90 days.

  • 3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Monique Vanek |Robert Brand

    David Masondo(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s deputy finance minister said next week’s national budget is set to secure approval from lawmakers, after two previous iterations were scrapped because of disagreements within the governing coalition over taxes.

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Khuleko Siwele

Equity Reporter at Bloomberg L.P.

Khuleko Siwele primarily covers news in Gauteng, South Africa, including major areas like Johannesburg.

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Thabo Leshilo

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Rene Vollgraaff

Team Leader, Sub-Saharan Africa Economics at Bloomberg News

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Kim Ludbrook

Senior Visual Correspondent at European Pressphoto Agency

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Senior Producer at Associated Press Television News

Rob Celliers primarily covers news in the Limpopo region, South Africa, including areas around Polokwane and surrounding towns.

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