The widespread mining sector strikes in South Africa over the past few months have focused attention on some of the country’s deeply entrenched socio-economic problems, which will require addressing in order to lift its medium-term growth potential. But more immediately, the industrial unrest, coupled with our expectations of a further weakening in the global economy, is another reason to expect growth in South Africa to remain subdued over the next few years.
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