A quick solution to South Africa’s energy crisis is nowhere to be seen. Not only will power cuts remain a drag on economy but there are growing concerns that they are fuelling inflation, threatening the country with a period of stagflation. That presents the Reserve Bank with a policy dilemma, although we think that on balance persistent ‘loadshedding’ will result in monetary conditions being kept tight for longer.
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