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<p>South Africa&#8217;s annual Consumer Price Inflation slowed to 4.9 per cent in June,  from 5.2 per cent in May. Joining CNBC Africa to give analysis is the Chief Economist of Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt.</p>


SA June CPI slows to 4.9% y/y

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<p>We&#8217;re still in the first month of the year 2020 but South Africa has already witnessed thousands of job cuts, which reflects a weak economy and enabling environment for businesses.</p>


How to address SA’s jobs & growth crisis

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<p>Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist at the Efficient Group says president Ramaphosa did not go far enough in trimming his cabinet and that he should look at the reducing SA’s bloated civil service.</p>


Ramaphosa should turn his focus to bloated civil service, says economist Dawie Roodt

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<p>In Hyde Park, CNBC Africa’s Kopano Gumbe caught up with comedian John Flismas and spoke about the three unavoidable things in life &#8211; death, taxes and casting your vote.</p>


John Flismas on why every citizen should vote

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<p>Why is the election that should be about the economy- not about it? Our next guest actually thinks South Africa 6th general elections should be a referendum on the fiscal account. Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist at Efficient Group joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


SA elections 2019: Will votes be decided on the economy?

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<p>It was inevitable for former President Jacob Zuma to resign, Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist of the Efficient Group told Fifi Peters this morning. Zuma found himself in a corner with no way out.</p>


Zuma found himself backed into an inescapable corner

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<p>According to the Statistics South Africa, the country&#8217;s real gross domestic product measured by production rose by 2.0 per cent in the third quarter of 2017, following an increase of 2.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2017.</p>


Farming is the saviour of SA – Efficient Group’s Dawie Roodt

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<p>Treasury Deputy Director General for the budget office, Michael Sachs resigned last week following allegations of meddling by the Presidency.</p>


Treasury’s loss of institutional memory is placing it in danger – economist

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<p>Yesterday South Africa and Zimbabwe held a bilateral meeting; President Zuma says he is certain the cooperation between the two countries will lead to economic emancipation for the citizens of the countries.</p>


Zim, SA seek to strengthen trade ties

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<p>Baleka Mbete, Speaker of the National Assembly, announced yesterday afternoon that the no confidence vote would be by secret ballot, a move likely to severely test the loyalties of a party already wracked by infighting.</p>


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SA June CPI slows to 4.9% y/y

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