South
Africa has avoided being tipped into recession after second-quarter GDP figures
showed the economy grew by 0.6% during the April-to-June period.
The
economy had contracted by 0.6% in the first quarter. A platinum strike in the
country was blamed for the poor performance in the first three months.
South
Africa was last in recession in 2008 amid the global financial crisis.
By
2011 it had made a
