The GDP disconnect — why South Africa’s 2025 growth didn’t feel like relief
Daily Maverick | 31.12.2025 23:27
As December 2025 draws to a close, South Africa’s macroeconomic scoreboard shows a string of technical victories. After years of energy-induced paralysis, power generation has stabilised, investor confidence has firmed under the Government of National Unity (GNU), and the country has exited the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list. On paper, the economy has finally begun to move again.
