The alarming agriculture figures that dragged SA into recession were not the result of policy uncertainty about land reform.
Instead, the sector has been weighed down by drought and delayed harvests, with statistician-general Risenga Maluleke saying last week that the decrease "was mainly because of a drop in the production of field crops and horticultural products".
The Central Energy Fund (CEF) said on Tuesday that a weaker rand and a higher international oil price led to more than a R1 under recovery for all grades of fuel in the first 10 days of September, putting motorists in line for yet another hefty fuel price increase.
Banks are worried that South Africa is taking a wrong turn with laws being considered by the nation’s parliament that could leave the economy worse off.
