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It won’t be a ‘Ho ho ho’ Christmas

SMALL STOCKINGS

CHRISTMAS stockings will probably be sparse this year as South Africans tighten their belts amid a deepening economic crisis – and the turning point might only come after next year’s general elections.

However, high net worth individuals continue to splurge. A second-hand Chanel bag sold for more than R100 000 during Black Friday.

Economist Dawie Roodt warned that this would be

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