SA export sales plunged in the second quarter — tracking weak business sentiment in a manufacturing industry weighed down by political uncertainty, high electricity costs and skills flight, among a plethora of headwinds.

A second-quarter Absa manufacturing survey, conducted by the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) at Stellenbosch University, showed that domestic and export sales deteriorated sharply, falling by 22 and 32 points respectively...

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