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Activity in private sector in January contracted at its fastest pace since the end of 2021 as new orders fell due to rolling power cuts and weak economic conditions, a survey showed on Friday.

People work at ''The Faktory", a fashion design and clothing manufacturing company in Johannesburg, South Africa.People work at ''The Faktory", a fashion design and clothing manufacturing company in Johannesburg, South Africa.

“The South African economy suffered a fresh downturn at the beginning of 2023, driven by a stronger decline in new business inflows that was the most marked in just over a year,” David Owen, economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said.

 

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