Deputy President Kgalema Mothlanthe says perpetrators of crime are known in communities, and yet people are aftraid to raise their voices and expose them to the authorities. Mothlanthe was speaking at the close of Moral Regeneration Month, hosted by the Moral Regeneration Movement. The MRM was established to mobilise society towards the promotion of constructive social values that build and enhance healthy families and communities. Mothlanthe said "morality focusses on fighting corruption and greed in both the public and private sectors". 

The demand for credit by South Africa's private sector rose by 0.92 percent year-on-year in June, after 0.8 percent growth in May, the South African Reserve Bank revealed on Thursday. The central bank's official data showed that growth in the broadly defined M3 measure of money supply accelerated to 2.41 percent year-on-year compared with 1.4 percent previously. The central bank has cut the repo rate by 550 basis points since December 2008 to help ease the burden on high indebted consumers and boost local spending. But consumer spending remains slow despite positive signs of economic recovery following a recession last year.