Alec Hogg: 2018 – Elon Musk’s year of Hell

After the excellent Springbok victory on Saturday, some more good news courtesy of Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings' weekly raft of charts. A global commodity price boom and the weak domestic economy (dampening imports) has exponentially grown South Africa's trade balance. It could have been even better. The only rider were SA's reform-minded president served by a supportive rather than obstructive mining minister. Come on Cyril, reshuffle that cabinet already…

Our partners in London, the Financial Times, publish Europe's most influential newspaper. And right now what it is saying about South Africa is dire. The FT's "Big Read" column over the weekend was dedicated to SA's month of shame. The article is republished below – a window into how the world sees SA right now.

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