AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoElection Fallout: With 99% of votes counted, the ANC had 31% nationally, ahead of the DA’s 25% and the MK Party’s 10%. Hung councils, including Johannesburg, leave parties negotiating governing coalitions, putting service delivery and municipal finances in focus. Trade and Jobs: South African businesses are bracing for the loss of US AGOA trade benefits, with exporters seeking alternative markets and a bilateral deal to limit the damage. Housing Costs: Cape Town home prices rose 12% in the year to June, versus 4.9% in Johannesburg; estimated city-centre rents are nearly twice as high in Cape Town. Household Finances: Debt counsellors warn that Black November credit deals could leave shoppers struggling with bills in January. Healthcare and Business: Dis-Chem faces a Constitutional Court patent dispute over a generic prostate cancer drug priced about R60,000 below the branded version.
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