The seven items at the top of SA’s agenda this week
Heading the agenda in a busy week are Pravin Gordhan’s appearance at the state capture inquiry, and the Reserve Bank’s decision on interest rates
1. Pravin Gordhan at the state capture inquiry: the public enterprises minister will testify at the Zondo commission on Monday, where he is expected to focus on the nuclear deal, and the attempt to capture Treasury and various state-owned enterprises during his tenure as finance minister. Mzwanele Manye returns to the commission on Friday. 2. South Africa braces for a rate hike: The Reserve Bank announces its decision on Thursday, after a two-day meeting. Analysts say it will be a close call, but the Bank’s intention to steer inflation back towards the 4.5% midpoint of the 3%-6% target range will prevail over worries about a fragile economy. 3. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Bosasa headache: the president’s campaign team is in crisis mode this week, writes Natasha Marrian, undertaking to audit all monies, from more than 200 donors, that flowed into its coffers ahead of his election as ANC president. 4. Consumer inflation: Consumers continued to feel the effects of rising fuel prices in...
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