South Africa's economy to grow to 1.3 percent in 2019 -World Bank

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The World bank forecast South Africa's economic growth will accelerate to 1.3 percent in 2019 from an estimated 0.9 pct in 2018, citing the implementation of structural reforms announced last year.

In its latest report, the bank projected South Africa's economic growth at 1.7 pct in 2020.

(Reporting by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo; Writing by Nqobile Dludla; Editing by James Macharia)