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Repo rate decision: South Africa’s central bank leaves borrowing costs unchanged at a 15-year high at its final rate-setting meeting before elections in May. https://bloom.bg/4ad32Ja

Inflation woes: Zimbabwean annual inflation surges to a seven-month high, days after the finance minister pledged to address price increases that are being fueled by the nation's plunging currency. https://bloom.bg/3TsfLjS

Political rivalries: South Africa’s ANC sees the rival Inkatha Freedom Party as a bigger electoral threat, and is dismissing former President Jacob Zuma’s new organization as “a nuisance.” https://bloom.bg/4aaBSCK

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