South African Market Insights
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We take a look at banking sector data released by the South African Reserve Bank which shows that South African banks are really struggling compared to a year ago. And all of this was brought upon by the Covid-19 pandemic that has gripped the country since March 2020. Impaired advances increased by over 40% over the last 12 months, or by over R65 billion when stated in Rand value.
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We take a look at the latest mid year population estimates released by Statistics South Africa that showed that its currently estimated that South Africa has 59.62 million people living in the country with the most populous province being the smallest province, Gauteng with 15.5 million people currently living in Gauteng
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We take a look at the latest JSE All Share Index PE ratio, for April 2020 as calculated based on data released by the operator of the stock market, the JSE. The PE ratio of the All Share index declined sharply in March 2020 but made a speedy recovery in April 2020 as markets increased strongly during April 2020
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We take a look at the latest JSE All Share Index PE ratio, for March 2020 as calculated based on data released by the operator of the stock market, the JSE. The PE ratio of the All Share index declined sharply compared to the previous month largely driven by the massive market declines due fears around the spread of the Coronavirus and the impact it will have on global growth.
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We take a look at the latest quarterly employment statistics (QES) data published by Statistics South Africa and we focus on the number of people employed in the formal, non agricultural sector and the average gross monthly earnings of those formally employed in South Africa as at the end of December 2019.
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We take a look at the total meltdown of the SASOL share price and their business in general brought about by the impact of Coronavirus on global demand as well as the oil price plummeting due to a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. Is this the end of the line for SASOL? The group basically said they will require cash from shareholders to weather this storm.
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We take a look at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) trading statistics for the week ended 6 March 2020 and compare the numbers to that of a year ago. And Coronavirus fears and general market sell off saw a massive spike in the volume, number and overall value of stocks traded for the week ended 6 March 2020
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We take a look at the latest financial results from listed Telecoms operator MTN for the year ending December 2019. The mobile operator has been struggling for years largely due to issues in some of their biggest markets such as Iran and Nigeria. But it looks like Nigeria, the biggest economy in Africa is starting to pay off for MTN
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We take a look at the latest trade data released by South Africa's customs office the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and focus on trade between South Africa and Italy for the full year of 2019. With the Coronavirus hitting Italy hard the question is how will this affect trade between South Africa and Italy in coming months?
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We take a look at data supplied by Statistics South Africa and focus on the average price per 700 gram loaf of white bread per province. It is one of the most consumed items in South Africa and a stable of most households, so what exactly are people paying for a loaf across the different provinces in South Africa |
