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The article presents an overview on the condition of the political and economic structure in South Africa for 2009-2010. It highlights the political scene, economic policy, and economic performance of the country as of October 2008. It also offers several charts depicting its economic development data.

The article reports on the updates concerning the economic policy in South Africa. The country has recorded a rise in its repurchase (repo) interest rate by 12 percent in June 2008. Power generator Eskom has been given the permission by the National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to increase its electricity fees by 27.5 percent in 2008-2009. It reveals that the rise in interest rate will result towards a decline in the country's economy.

Presents an overview of the economic conditions in South Africa. Details on economic performance, balance of payments, and regional situations; Macroeconomic data, including gross domestic product, unemployment rates, and foreign exchange rates; Major trading partners; Production of major crops, meat, and other agricultural exports and imports; Production and consumption of primary energy and electric power; Transportation and telecommunication data.

The article reports on the economic and political outlook of South Africa for 2008 to 2009. An overview of the country's political scene is given, including domestic politics and international relations. The country's economic policy outlook is also provided, which includes its policy trends on foreign affairs and defense, fiscal policy on expenditures, and monetary policy.

The article offers information on the economic policy of South Africa. According to the author, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has raised its benchmark repurchase interest rate to 10% on August 16. Meanwhile, the trade and industry minister Mandisi Mpahlwa has unveiled a new National Industrial Policy Framework (NIPF) to support the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (ASGISA).

The article forecasts on the social, political and economic developments in South Africa. Economic policy will continue to focus on increasing economic growth and investment to create employment. Inflation is expected to remain within the target range of 3-6% in 2006-07. The African National Congress (ANC) is expected to maintain its hegemony but the party will be preoccupied with maintaining party unity and an orderly process of electing a successor to Thabo Mbeki as ANC president.

Presents an overview of the economic conditions in South Africa. Details on economic performance, balance of payments, and regional situations; Macroeconomic data, including gross domestic product, unemployment rates, and foreign exchange rates; Major trading partners; Production of major crops, meat, and other agricultural exports and imports; Production and consumption of primary energy and electric power; Transportation and telecommunication data.

The article presents an overview of South Africa for the year 2006-07. Economic policy over the forecast period will continue to focus on increasing economic growth and investment in order to create employment. The government's target is to achieve a real growth rate of 6% per year by 2010 and to halve unemployment and substantially reduce poverty by 2014. Although the Ministry of Finance is committed to relaxing fiscal policy over the forecast period by increasing expenditure on infrastructure, social services and socio-economic upliftment programmes, the fiscal expansion will be carefully managed.

Presents the outlook for South Africa for 2005-06, including information on economic policy and other related topics. Target of the South African government to achieve a six per cent annual growth rate; Decision of South African President Thabo Mbeki to emphasise on a supply-side-led process of growth without any major departure from the government's macroeconomic policy; Information on a national export strategy and an investment promotion strategy initiated by the South African government.

Presents an overview of the economic conditions in South Africa. Details on economic performance, balance of payments, and regional situations; Macroeconomic data, including gross domestic product, unemployment rates, and foreign exchange rates; Major trading partners; Production of major crops, meat, and other agricultural exports and imports; Production and consumption of primary energy and electric power; Transportation and telecommunication data.

This article presents information on political and economic condition in South Africa. South African President, Thabo Mbeki, has fully consolidated his power base within the ruling African National Congress and is expected to face little or no opposition from within the party ranks over the forecast period. Economic policy over the forecast period will continue to focus on increasing both economic growth and investment in order to create employment. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed to 3% in the first quarter of 2005 owing to a downturn in manufacturing activity. Inflationary pressures have been edging up, in line with high oil prices. Strong import demand, together with modest export growth, has led to a widening of the current-account deficit, to 3.3% of GDP in 2004.

This article presents information on the economic policy of the government of President Thabo Mbeki in South Africa. The discussion paper of the African National Congress, "Development and Underdevelopment," contains a number of important ideas which could lead to an acceleration in overall economic growth and a reduction in unemployment from its present level of approximately 26%. Among the proposals are the partial deregulation of the labour market in order to make it easier for employers to fire workers and to waive the minimum wage and other collective bargaining arrangements; a change in the definition of a small business from one with less than 50 employees to one with less than 200; and the exclusion of industrial development zones from some of the laws. INSET: Main aspects of the ANC debate on generating higher economic....

This article forecasts the economic performance of South Africa. Economic growth prospects for 2005-06 remain favourable. Further growth in tourism and continued expansion in total domestic demand will drive real GDP growth of 4% per year in 2005-06. In terms of domestic demand, private consumption in particular should benefit from structurally lower levels of inflation, a steady rise in employment opportunities, all of which will support growth in real disposable incomes. Having fallen steadily in 2004, to average 4.3%, the downward trend bottomed out in February 2005, with inflation rising slightly, to 3.8%, by April owing to high oil prices.

Focuses on the economic policy of South Africa for 2005-2006. Enumeration of the basis of the key macroeconomic forecasts of the state's minister of finance, Trevor Manuel; Prediction of the government on the increase in the fiscal revenue; Plan of the government on how to maintain a low budget deficit.

The article presents a political and economic outlook of South Africa for the year 2005-06. The African National Congress (ANC) is expected to remain overwhelmingly dominant over the forecast period, following its sweeping victory in the April 2004 general election. Opposition parties are certainly expected to remain weak and fragmented. Economic policy of South Africa will continue to focus on increasing both economic growth and investment in order to create employment. Policy will also focus on broadening the ownership of the post-apartheid economy.

Provides information on the political and economic condition in South Africa in 2005-2006. Overview of the economic and political climate in the country; Domestic politics and international relations; Economic policy outlook with emphasis on policy trends, fiscal policy and monetary policy; Economic forecast with particular focus on international assumptions, gross domestic product by expenditure, and other economic indicators such as inflation and exchange rates.

Reports on the political and economic conditions in South Africa as of 2005. Factors influencing the probability of the ruling African National Congress to make further political gains; Focus of economic policy on economic growth and investment; Rate of real gross domestic product growth

Provides information about South Africa as of April 2004. Politics and government; Outlook for economic policy; Economic conditions; Summary of international assumptions.

Probes into the domestic economy of South Africa as of 2004. Developments in the land reform of the country; Support given by Old Mutual, a London-listed South African financial services company, to Nedcor; Focus of the Ministry of Minerals and Energy on the encouragement of private sectors to build new power stations and to try to develop a wholesale market where electricity is traded between the generators and the state distributor; Continuous work on the refinement of the Mineral and Petroleum Royalty Bill.

Probes into the economic policy of South Africa as of 2004. Social welfare projects and increase infrastructure as the economic policy priority; Reliance on the Expanded Public Works Programme for the boost on job creation; Decrease on the sale of the state's asset; Policy on black economic empowerment strategy.

Presents information about South Africa as of February 2004. Political outlook; Economic policy outlook; Summary of international assumptions.

Provides information about South Africa as of January 2004. Political outlook: Economic policy outlook; Summary of the country's international assumptions.

This article focuses on the economic and political forecast of South Africa for 2003-04. South Africa's political scene will be increasingly dominated by election campaigning in the run-up to the parliamentary and presidential elections due to be held in 2004. Foreign policy has increased in importance for the president in the past 12 months and is likely to remain important for the next year or so. South Africa's efforts will concentrate on solving a range of political crises in Africa. Economic policy in the next two years will focus on keeping growth and investment high in order to create employment, while broadening the ownership of the post-apartheid economy by encouraging black economic empowerment (BEE). As expected, the South African Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 1.5 percentage points at its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on June 11th-12th. The prospects for South Africa's main exports, gold and platinum, are mixed. After registering a surplus of 0.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2002, South Africa's current account returned to a modest deficit of 0.6% of GDP in the first quarter of 2003.

Presents an overview of the economic conditions in South Africa. Details on economic performance, balance of payments, and regional situations; Macroeconomic data, including gross domestic product, unemployment rates, and foreign exchange rates; Major trading partners; Production of major crops, meat, and other agricultural exports and imports; Production and consumption of primary energy and electric power; Transportation and telecommunication data.

Presents an analysis of the economy of South Africa as of July 2003. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Real GDP, consumer prices, foreign trade, official exchange rate, etc. Developments affecting consumer markets; Reaction of the labor markets to economic conditions; Policy issues under consideration that may impact the economy; Recent trends in foreign trade and expectations for the future; The state of business confidence within the country; Statistical information on several economic components of the country; Provides import and export statistics.

The article outlines the outlook for economic performance of South Africa during the period of August 2008. It includes information on the incumbent government and its economic policies to create jobs amidst the economic slowdown, as well as an in-depth analysis of government efforts to address the struggles of the manufacturing sector.

The article outlines the outlook for economic policy of South Africa during the period of August 2008. It includes information on the incumbent government and its economic policies to curb inflation and reform the banking system, as well as an in-depth analysis of government efforts to address the consumer price index and steel prices.

The article presents a brief review of the economic policy in South Africa for December 2007. The South African Reserve Bank raises interest rates for the fourth time in 2007 and for the eighth time in the past 18 months. The skills shortage in South Africa is getting worse and affecting almost all sectors of the economy. On the other hand, the department of labor is taking new steps to ensure compliance with the Employment Equity Act despite labor market tightness caused by skills shortages.

Focuses on the economic policy outlook of South Africa for 2005-2006. Emphasis of the economic policy of the state in increasing both economic growth and investment; Estimation of the Ministry of Finance on the increasing focus on public-funded infrastructure investment, social welfare and poverty reduction; Focus of the monetary policy of the state.

The article gives information about the economic policy of South Africa. Economic policy over the forecast period will continue to focus on increasing both economic growth and investment in order to create employment. However, there will be an increased emphasis on the role of the state in providing social services for the poor, focusing mainly on infrastructure, public works, child benefits, healthcare and HIV/AIDS. Although the Ministry of Finance is committed to relaxing fiscal policy over the forecast period by increasing expenditure on infrastructure, social services and socio-economic "upliftment" programmes, the fiscal expansion will be carefully managed.