Inflated numbers are bad for South Africa’s monetary policy, writes Maya Fisher-French.

South Africa’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dropped to 49,1 in May on a seasonally adjusted basis from 54,1 in April, pressured by weak new sales orders and higher production…

South Africa’s manufacturing sector contracted in March at the sharpest pace in nearly five years, knocked by slowing economic growth and high costs, a survey showed on Tuesday.…

South Africa’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to a four-and-a-half year low of 46,4 in February, knocked by slowing demand and a crippling power shortage. The fall in the…

South Africa’s purchasing managers index (PMI) rebounded sharply to 56,1 in October, as robust demand pushed new sales orders up, sponsor Investec said on Thursday. The index,…