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2022 Could Be A More Difficult Year For South Africa

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Ongoing concerns around the Omicron variant, electricity supply constraints, a poor jobs outlook, and material fiscal constraints do not set South Africa’s expected economic growth recovery on a good path, says Sanisha Packirisamy, economist at Momentum Investments. She joins us on the line for more.
10 Jan 2022 11AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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