Isaah Mhlanga

Isaah is the chief economist and head of Global Markets Research at RMB and a member of the bank’s Global Markets Exco. Previously, he held senior economist roles and lectured at the University of Johannesburg. Isaah serves as a trustee of StudyTrust and is a non-executive board member of Kutlwanong Centre for Maths, Science and Technology. He is a fellow of both the Centre for Africa Management and Markets at the Gordon Institute of Business Science and Economic Research Southern Africa. He is also a business columnist.

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US-China tension puts SA jobs and growth at risk

By Thalia Petousis and Isaah Mhlanga on 17 Sep 2025

Reading time: 2 mins

As superpower rivalries reshape global growth, investors are urged to diversify portfolios. This was one of the messages on Day 1 of Allan Gray’s retirement...

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