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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
We take a look at the latest manufacturing production and sales numbers up to March 2020 of South Africa and published  by Statistics South Africa . This is the last month before the national lockdown due to Covid-19. So we expect the next release to show significant declines.
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 a rapid response survey conducted by Statistics South Africa in which businesses were asked various questions relating to the impact Covid-19 and the national lockdown will have on their business
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With oil prices tanking and seeing negative prices for the first time in history we have decided to cover South Africa's crude oil imports from South Africas biggest crude oil suppliers, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria since the start of 2019.
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.
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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SASOL rights issue and asset sale announced to try and save the company
Johannesburg Stock Exchange

We take a look at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange All Share Index performance and compare it to the Dow Jones Industrial Average performance. How has the JSE All Share Index held up against the Dow Jones during the recent market sell off triggered by the Coronavirus?

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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. 
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
We take a look at the latest gross domestic product (GDP) numbers published by Statistics South Africa and focus on the contribution of South Africa's provinces to the overall GDP of South Africa. Which provinces contributes the most to South Africa's economic activity?
We take a look at the latest budget estimates released by the National Treasury which shows the estimated budgets of all of South Africa's national government departments from the current 2019/2020 fiscal year all the way to the 2022/2023 fiscal year. 

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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?
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 the United Kingdom for the full year of 2019. Note all data from South African Revenue Service (SARS)

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​In this article we take an in depth look at the latest inflation numbers for South Africa (for January 2020) and focus on the inflation rates of the various provinces as well as some of the main product categories contained within the CPI basket.


We take a look at the number of people both employed and unemployed within each province of South Africa. While Gauteng has the most number of people employed it also has the most number of people unemployed.


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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

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We take a look at South Africa's exports of potatoes in more detail. How many kilograms of potatoes did we export during 2019? Who did we export these potatoes to and what was the overall value of our potato exports in 2019? 

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