SA’s production sectors will fall under the spotlight this week as key data on mining and manufacturing performance is released by Stats SA on Thursday.

Manufacturing reported a surprise 4.6% growth year on year in April, the swiftest increase since June 2016. But waning demand is likely to have weighed on the sector’s performance since then...

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