DA dallying and in danger of dilution – IRR

If, like the doomed United Party (UP), the Democratic Alliance (DA) fails to provide a clear alternative in voters’ minds, its electoral decline is inevitable.

Rand, banking stocks slide on GDP contraction

The rand declined along with bank stocks as South Africa’s worst quarterly economic performance since a 2009 recession prompted traders to increase bets on a central-bank rate cut as soon as next month.