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South Africa: industry strength unlikely to last

South African hard activity data for March paint a bright picture of the recovery in the mining and manufacturing sectors. The easing of lockdown measures combined with favourable base effects are probably at play. We suspect the road ahead will be bumpier in the coming months.

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