The country was already in recession before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and the fallout of mainstays like mining and tourism have ravaged an already fragile economy.
She added that this may deplete banks' capital buffers. She did not give an equivalent figure for bad loans for last year, but according to the CEIC global economic data service, South Africa's non-performing loans ratio stood at 4.3 % last month.
The central bank expects the economy to shrink 7% this year. "So far, we are working with the numbers of 10% NPLs which may deplete the capital buffers," Kunene said.
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