# The International Monetary Fund says South Africa is restoring fiscal credibility despite geopolitical risks, but needs to deliver faster economic reforms to lift investment and growth. It sees the country’s growth rate at one-percent this year, 0.2 percentage points less than National Treasury’s estimate. It also projects debt-to-gross domestic product stabilising over the next […]
# Rugby: Sharks prop Thomas du Toit says the team is confident heading into Saturday’s United Rugby Championship clash with Munster in Limerick, Ireland. The Durban-based club bounced back from their 39-22 defeat to the Stormers with consecutive victories over Lyon in the Challenge Cup and Cardiff in the URC. While the Sharks have rediscovered their […]
# Tshwane-burgemeester Nasiphi Moya sê die daaglikse getal maagdermsiekte-gevalle in Bronkhorstspruit neem af en verlig kommer oor besmette water in die gebied. Tot op hede is 833 mense deur die uitbreking geraak waarvan sowat 40-persent kinders jonger as vier was. Hulle het water van die Bronkhorstspruit-watersuiweringsaanleg gedrink wat weke lank nie met chloor behandel is […]
# Die Siyafana Sonke-aksieveldtog bepleit ’n nasionale en pan-Afrika-aksiedag môre onder die vaandel: Unite Against Xenophobia – Fight for Jobs, Services and Dignity for All. Die doel is om mense uit alle gemeenskappe te mobiliseer om saam te staan teen xenofobie en om gelyke toegang tot werk, dienste en waardigheid vir almal te bevorder. Die […]
# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola says government is preparing for any eventuality concerning the US African Growth and Opportunity Act. The White House reviews countries’ eligibility for AGOA annually, with a decision expected on Sunday. Concerns about South Africa’s exclusion have intensified as the diplomatic dispute with Washington has escalated. Lamola says the […]
# The City of Cape Town’s joint Safety and Security Services and police have heightened visibility at various public transport interchanges after three people were killed at the Palm taxi rank in Delft yesterday. The violence stems from longstanding disputes between associations CATA and CODETA over routes and operating rights. Shootings were also reported at […]
# Die burgerregtegroep, Save Our Sacred Lands, sê hy ondersteun die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie se besluit om ʼn hofsaak teen die Stad Kaapstad aanhangig te maak. Die kommissie wil ʼn interdik kry teen die oordrag van 49 munisipale eiendomme, wat in Februarie op ʼn openbare veiling verkoop is, tot ná ʼn hersiening van die metro se […]
# Die vakverbond COSATU sê werkers moet afhanklikes aanmoedig om voor die sperdatum Saterdag by die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente aansoek te doen vir die 2027 akademiese jaar. Afhanklikes van ouers wat in die openbare of ander sektore werk, kan kwalifiseer vir die “vermiste middel”-lening. Studente van gesinne met ʼn gesamentlike huishoudelike inkomste 350-duisend-rand […]
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an immediate investigation, after claiming that Arab parties stole the election through bribery, violence and voting irregularities. With over 80-percent of the votes counted following Tuesday’s elections, Netanyahu’s Likud party and its far-right allies and his rival, Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party, will fail to secure a […]
