There have been signs of significantly improved economy-wide sentiment early in 2018, an improvement that many link to the change in the ruling party’s leadership, which translated into a change in the country’s President too.

Real Retail Sales growth for December 2015 continued to record an exceptionally healthy growth rate under the weak economic circumstances.

In December 2015, the FNB House Price Index inflation rate continued its mild year-on-year growth uptick of recent months.