Bizskoops - 4 September 2025

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On the show today …
# There are still roadblocks preventing the rand from reaching its fair value
# Factory activity in South Africa slipped back into contraction in August
# The economist Waldo Krugell talks about the affordability of government debt
# In international business news… There are signs of stronger economic ties between Russia, China and India
# In investment-news… A multi-asset broker launched a campaign in South Africa aimed at supporting local traders
And, we’ll check in with Chris Hatting from the Centre for Risk Analysis to talk among other aspects about why investor optimism in South Africa faded since the formation of the Government of National Unity
4 Sep 2025 English South Africa Business News · Business

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