SA logged a trade surplus in August, a welcome movement in the context of upward-trending oil prices and domestic logistical constraints — but economists warn the surplus is expected to narrow as export potential remains constrained by a fragile global environment.

SA Revenue Service (Sars) data released on Friday shows the country posted a trade surplus of R13.3bn in August, smaller than July’s downwardly revised R15.4bn, surpassing market forecasts of R7bn...

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