# Die IVP sê al het die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank se Monetêre Beleidskomitee die terugkoopkoers onveranderd gehou, sal baie landburgers steeds finansieel sukkel weens hoë lewenskoste, stadige ekonomiese groei en voortslepende werkloosheid. Die terugkoopkoers bly sewe-persent en die prima uitleenkoers bly 10,5-persent. ʼn IVP-woordvoerder, Nhlanhla Hadebe, sê die besluit bied wel kontinuïteit in monetêre beleid, maar […]
# US president Donald Trump’s administration is imposing new tariffs ranging from ten-percent to 12.5-percent on 60 trading partners, including South Africa. This is for their failure to adopt and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labour. The tariffs target key economic partners, including the UK, China, the EU, […]
# Commonwealth Games: Wayne Rittmuller got Team South Africa’s Commonwealth Games campaign off to the perfect start when he won his opening Lawn Bowls men’s singles match in Glasgow. The 44-year-old saw off Singapore’s Harriman Yuen, 9-0, 7-4, in their Section B encounter. In the women’s pairs of the Lawn Bowls, Thabelo Muvhango and Jacqui […]
# The UK government says it is ready to defend itself against Iranian missile attacks. This follows a threat from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, after American B-1 bombers launched strike missions against Iranian targets from RAF Fairford, in southwest England, for the first time this week. The decision came under new prime minister Andy […]
# Cycling: Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour de France, his first stage win at this year’s race and second overall. The 33-year-old EF Education-Easypost rider finished 45 seconds ahead of Switzerland’s Mauro Schmid of Jayco-Alula and American Matteo Jorgenson of Visma-Lease a Bike. Slovenian defending champion Tadej Pogačar has retained the overall lead […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled the National Water Action Plan, aimed at addressing the root causes of the water supply challenges in many municipalities. The plan outlines strategic interventions to address the water crisis over the short, medium and long term. In February, he announced the establishment of the National Water Crisis Committee, now […]
# Deputy minister of Finance, David Masondo, has resigned as the Public Investment Corporation board chairperson, amid a governance crisis engulfing South Africa’s largest asset manager. His resignation follows the precautionary suspension of CEO Patrick Dlamini and the resignation of six non-executive directors. Masondo says his resignation is in the interests of the country and […]
# The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has ruled that controversial North West businessman Suliman Carrim’s application for a postponement of his testimony will be heard in public today. He had initially applied for the postponement application to be heard in camera, citing his rights to medical privacy due to an undisclosed illness. The commission has […]
# The US House of Representatives has passed the War Powers resolution, directing president Donald Trump to withdraw the military from the conflict with Iran. Four Republicans voted with Democrats in support of the measure, with the vote being 214 to 208. Meanwhile, the Senate voted on its own effort to advance a measure to […]
