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"Ramaphosa Factor" Seen As Key In Support For ANC, Retail Sales On Tap

SOUTH AFRICA
  • The Daily Maverick reported that a new survey by the University of Johannesburg showed that people trusting President Cyril Ramaphosa were 77% more likely to vote for the ruling African National Congress (ANC), which underscores the importance of his personal popularity for the support for the party. Ramaphosa's popularity increased by about 20pp from 54% in 2019, although the reasons for that were not clear.
  • Statistics SA will release retail sales data for March at 12:00BST/13:00SAST. Price-adjusted retail sales may have contracted by 0.6% Y/Y, according to Bloomberg consensus.
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa will sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law today at 13:00BST/14:00SAST, despite widespread criticism.
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