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[SBi Small Business Institute @SBI_SouthAfrica]

Up to 64% of small businesses in SA townships stop operating when there is loadshedding, about 60% have had to reduce employee numbers to survive and about 7% have permanently shut their businesses as the costs to trade had become unrecoverable....
https://t.co/NMo0CqYPu6

[Business Leadership South Africa @BLSA_Official]

The SA government did well in its hosting of the #BRICS summit to foreground the economic opportunities and objectives of championing the needs of the people of the Global South, writes @BusiMavuso2 https://t.co/PrVturU8MA

[China Business @PDChinaBusiness]

China's railways handled 409.19 million passenger trips in July, soaring 80.9% YOY, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.

A total of 414.89 million tonnes of cargo were transported via China's railways last month, up 0.1% from the same period last year.

[China Business @PDChinaBusiness]

China's international trade in goods and services in July exceeded 3.77 trillion yuan ($526.5 billion). Exports of goods neared 1.83 trillion yuan and imports surpassed 1.44 trillion yuan, resulting in a surplus of 385.5 billion yuan, official data showed on Friday.

[People's Daily, China @PDChina]

China's railways handled 409.19 million passenger trips in July, soaring 80.9% year on year, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.

[South China Morning Post @SCMPNews]

India’s space agency released the footage taken during the Chandrayaan-3 lander’s descent.

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death will reverberate across Africa, but his mercenary group’s roots run deep on the continent https://t.co/jWM8zcQnmZ

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

"The job is not yet done:" South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago warned that there are still risks to inflation https://t.co/QFQpBcba4k

[Miningmx @miningmx]

How Transnet failures compromise South Africa's mineral future. https://t.co/w3jYfdvLUL

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Heard on the Street: Unless Beijing can reassure Chinese households, they could drag down the entire economy https://t.co/TVIs9HnkfM

[Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) @StatsSA]

Onion prices continue to skyrocket. The vegetable is 55,2% more expensive than a year ago (ouch!). Catch us on @chaifm at 17:50 as we unpack the latest #inflation numbers.
Read here for more: https://t.co/oeTizOhajF

#StatsSA #CPI #Inflation

[BRICSza @BRICSza]

#BRICSza| Prime Minister Modi sets out 5 suggestions for #BRICS collaboration, including in outer space, innovation, skills development, protection of wildcats & in a repository of traditional medicine. Welcomes special importance of #GlobalSouth in BRICS under 🇿🇦 2023 Chairship.

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Voting is under way in presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe. Up to 6.5 million people are expected to vote, with opposition parties hoping to end the 43-year rule of the Zanu-PF party. https://t.co/PvA7jbxVvy

[Daily Investor @DailyInvestorSA]

The New Development Bank, formed by the BRICS bloc of nations, is considering loaning R18 billion to Transnet to upgrade its locomotives.

https://t.co/mWzZy0nYnj

[Sunday Times @SundayTimesZA]

Eskom’s fleet of power stations magically healed itself at the very moment the first delegates set foot in the country for this week’s summit, writes @TomEatonSA
https://t.co/350LoYXEOJ

[BRICSza @BRICSza]

#BRICSza | DAY TWO of the XV BRICS Summit. We’ve heard some views from young South Africans about the impact of BRICS on South Africa, Africa and the world! Take a listen! #BRICS #BRICSza #SouthAfricansOnBRICS

[BRICSza @BRICSza]

Follow the open plenary session which is about to commence:

https://t.co/Uok41ed0fV

[Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa]

XV #BRICS Summit #BRICSSummit2023 https://t.co/7q2aallpm8

[Heidi Giokos @HeidiGiokos]

Today China and South Africa finalised an MoC today to deal with the energy crisis. This will focus on SA receiving help with eight Chinese Entities. The final signing will happen tomorrow with electricity Minister Dr Kgosienthso Ramokgopa #eNCA #BRICSSummit2023

[Bernard Swanepoel @zbswanepoel]

40 000 trucks off the roads: Transnet completes manganese corridor expansion a month early https://t.co/aiMbsWbjti