South African PMI picks up but challenges still remain

Following the sharp contraction in South African manufacturing in Q3, the latest PMI reading suggests that the sector may have staged a rebound so far in Q4. Nevertheless, a number of domestic structural challenges mean that this is unlikely to signal the start of a manufacturing renaissance.

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