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Inflation Watch: South Africa’s consumer inflation cooled faster than expected in July to 4.3% y/y (from 5.0% in June), with food inflation hitting a 16-year low—good news for households even as economists warn other cost pressures remain. Eskom & Industry: Eskom’s new pricing model is being pitched as a reindustrialisation lever, with plans to lift smelter utilisation and protect jobs—while companies like Transalloys warn timelines and practical tariff solutions still matter. Mining ESG & Safety: A tailings dam failure at Samancor’s Dikwena Chrome mine is putting ESG compliance under the microscope, as regulators and communities demand tighter risk control, water management and disclosure. Agriculture Markets: Grain SA says a JSE methodology change for soybean pricing could add hundreds of millions in costs across the value chain, pushing for a return to the Multiple Reference Point approach. Regional Trade: SADC leaders back faster industrialisation and value addition, arguing raw-material exports and reliance on external partners are slowing integration. Migration & Xenophobia: Nigeria is urging urgent action against xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in South Africa, calling for stronger migration governance and people-to-people ties. Business & Finance: Absa’s minority investors in Kenya rejected a share buy offer, while Nigeria’s maritime sector is upbeat after the US lifted a long-running vessel security ban—both signals of shifting investor sentiment.

Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result. Feedback is welcome. Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions about the AGP Executive Report.

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South Africans keep spending as retail sales rise

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