# Ratings agency Moody’s says South Africa is in a negative cycle where high borrowing costs discourage investment, hindering growth and further increasing debt costs. The agency rates the country’s long-term foreign and local currency debt at Ba2 with a stable outlook. Moody’s says that although policies targeting fiscal and economic issues are advancing, they will […]
# Deputy Finance minister David Masondo says any decision on the future of South Africa’s inflation targeting approach should not be taken lightly. The South African Reserve Bank is pushing for a new inflation target, claiming that the current range makes the country uncompetitive and causes price pressure on citizens. The country’s inflation rate has been subdued […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says the enquiry investigation into the alleged assassination attempt on deputy president Paul Mashatile has been completed. The probe was conducted by the police’s Crime Intelligence division and the State Security Agency. Mashatile’s car was shot at several times while he was being driven from an ANC national executive committee […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says the current water challenges gripping the metro are being dealt with speed. This comes amid erratic water supply across many parts of the metro, with the latest leading to a four-day protest in the Westbury area. The mayor visited the Alexandra Reservoir yesterday, one of the hardest-hit facilities, where […]
# FBI director Kash Patel says DNA evidence found by investigators positively links the man accused of killing right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk. Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Robinson was arrested for allegedly shooting dead Kirk, an ally of president Donald Trump, at an event at Utah Valley University last Wednesday. Patel told Fox News that the rifle used […]
# Athletics: Tshepo Tshite is through to the men’s 1,500-metre final at the World Championships in Tokyo, becoming the first South African to do so since Moscow 2013, where Johan Cronje took bronze. Marioné Fourie crashed out of the women’s 100-metre hurdles semifinal. The men’s 110-metre hurdles saw three South Africans, John Adesola, Mondray Barnard, […]
# Ongeveer 20 leerders is beseer in ‘n ongeluk in Mpendle, KwaZulu-Natal, waarin ‘n minibustaxi betrokke was. Die owerhede sê die minibustaxi is van die pad af en het ‘n paar meter langs die KwaKhetha-brug teen die P127 afgerol. Die beseerdes is leerders van die Matomela High School, die Luthando High School en die Sthunjwana […]
# Die UDM sê die demokratiese waardes wat in die Grondwet vervat is, is steeds die rigtingwyser vir Suid-Afrika om ʼn regverdige samelewing te bou. Dis vandag Internasionale Dag van Demokrasie wat geleentheid bied om die stand van demokrasie in die wêreld te hersien. Zandile Phiri van die UDM sê die dag herinner die wêreld […]
# Die DA in Gauteng het sy kommer uitgespreek oor die toename in seksuele aanranding en tienerswangerskappe, wat volgens hom ‘n pandemievlak bereik het. Meer as 23-duisend-691 tienerswangerskappe is in 2024 in die provinsie aangemeld. Intussen is 521 babas van ma’s tussen 10 en 14 jaar in ‘n gesondheidsinstelling in gebore. Solly Msimanga van die […]
