Tue, 21-Oct-2025

South African economy shrinks after riots, Covid measures

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JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s economy shrank for the first time in a year in the third quarter, as the country was hit by riots and tighter Covid restrictions, official statistics showed on Tuesday. After four consecutive quarters of growth, the economy of Africa’s most industrialised country contracted 1.5 per cent between July and September, compared with … Read more