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Economic wrap-up of Southern Africa - week 12
Economic wrap-up of Southern Africa from 18 to 22 March 2024, written by the Pretoria Regional Economic Service
- Botswana : S&P agency maintains BBB+ sovereign rating (S&P Global Ratings)
- South Africa : Central Bank management team reappointed (Resbank)
- Inflation rises slightly in February (StatsSA)
- South Africa : Inflation rises slightly in February (StatsSA)
- South Africa : Opening up Transnet's rail and port infrastructure to the private sector takes shape (BusinessDay)
- South Africa : Gauteng province under water stress (Engineering News)
- South Africa : Orange Marine ship sent to repair submarine cable cut that slowed internet traffic in sub-Saharan Africa (My BroadBand)
- South Africa : Markus Jooste, former CEO of Steinhoff, commits suicide (Business Day)
- Southern Africa : South Africa and Namibia plan to invest EUR 345m to upgrade their rail and port infrastructure (Nairametrics)
- Zambia : The World Bank grants a USD 100 million subsidy for the energy sector (World Bank)
- Zimbabwe : Sharp drop in Zimbabwe's maize harvest due to historic drought in southern Africa (Agence Ecofin)