The COVID-19 crisis has caused bad loans at South Africa’s banks to rise, but the impact so far has not been as bad as feared. That said, the hit to profitability in the banking sector, combined with an apparent reluctance among households and firms to take on more debt, means that credit growth will stay weak.
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