South Africa is at risk of going into a recession, according to BankservAfrica's Economic Transaction Index (BETI) released on Wednesday.
This was after the BETI for May dipped below zero after five months of decline.
"Not even two extra working days in May, spending around the election, and the inauguration of the president could prop up the numbers," economists.co.za chief economist Mike Schüssler said in a statement.
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