SA manufacturer confidence dipped in the third quarter, weakening to levels last seen in 2020 under the weight of a tough operating environment.

Manufacturers cited poor global growth, high inflation and an expectation that the country’s power supply challenges will continue in the short term —  despite some positive reform on the energy front — as reason for the negative sentiment...

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