# Goldman Sachs Group believes South Africa could regain its investment status as soon as 2028, as ratings companies reward the country’s improving finances and economic growth. Its analysis suggests scope for the government ten-year local-currency yield to fall more than 100 basis points to 7.6-percent. Goldman economist Andrew Matheny says they expect better fiscal dynamics, firmer […]
# Germany has announced a slew of new measures against Russia, after blaming Moscow for being behind last month’s drone attack targeting the Leipzig/Halle Airport. A drone containing explosives was discovered near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft used to transport military supplies inside a secure area of the airport. However, it failed to explode as the […]
# Tennis: Gael Monfils celebrated his 40th birthday in style as he progressed to the second round of the US Open. The Frenchman, who will retire at the end of the season, defeated Paraguay’s Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0. Fifth-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli needed five sets to beat Argentina’s Francisco Comesana. In the women’s […]
# The EFF has vehemently rejected the rescinding of advocate Thandazani Madonsela’s appointment as evidence leader of the Impeachment Committee without material evidence. Madonsela’s recommendation was rescinded amid a legal review of president Cyril Ramaphosa’s objection related to the Phala Phala scandal. The 31 members of the Impeachment Committee from 16 political parties have until […]
# The Legal Practice Council has categorically denied reports that controversial lawyer Malesela Teffo has been reinstated or readmitted to the legal profession. This comes after Teffo made a surprise appearance at the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg during the attempted murder trial of businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala and his four co-accused. Teffo maintains he […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa met with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, in Pretoria yesterday, for discussions on strengthening respect for international humanitarian law and the rules of war. South Africa is one of the six founding states of the Global International Humanitarian Law Initiative, which has mobilised 118 […]
# The US military launched new airstrikes on Iranian targets, leaving four people dead, including a four-year-old child, and more than 50 injured. The US Central Command says the strikes followed recent attempted attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. In retaliation, Tehran targeted American interests in […]
# Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, says the National Minimum Wage remains a critical protection for sectors where women are concentrated: domestic work, agriculture, hospitality and retail. The national minimum wage is 30-rand-23-cents per ordinary hour worked. Meth says it is concerning that a significant proportion of economically active women in South Africa […]
# Swimming: Olympic champion Tatjana Smith has issued Swimming South Africa with a letter of demand seeking payment of interest on prize money allegedly retained for more than a year. She alleges that SSA retained the interest that accrued on 560-thousand-rand at the current exchange rate and 650-thousand-rand at the time in prize money earned […]
