Bizskoops - 18 September 2025

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On the show today …
# The Annual consumer price inflation falls slightly in August
# The South Africa’s car sector faces growing challenges
The economist Waldo Krugell talks about the GDP figures that were release last week
# In international business news… Microsoft is set to invest in the United Kingdom’s Artificial Intelligence sector
# In investment-news… Shares in the food producer Libstar jumped yesterday after talks of a possible takeover bid
And, we’ll check in with Chris Hatting from the Centre for Risk Analysis to talk about among others the risks to the South African economy if the ANC expands the South African Reserve Bank’s mandate to include employment and growth
18 Sep English South Africa Business News · Business

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