# The GOOD Party says the decision by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to keep the repo rate unchanged at seven-percent is a lost opportunity for relief. The prime lending rate remains at 10.5-percent. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says with inflation dropping to 3.3-percent, below the mid-point of SARB’s target range […]
# The CEO of the South African Social Security Agency, Themba Matlou, confirmed that since massive rollout of the Beneficiary Biometric Enrollment two weeks ago, more than 42-thousand SASSA clients have been enrolled in its 432 local offices nationally. SASSA’s spokesperson, Andile Tshona says the agency introduced a massive rollout in an effort to enhance the integrity of […]
# The GOOD Party calls on the government of national unity to issue a strong public statement condemning medical vigilantism and xenophobia in public hospitals and clinics. GOOD’s secretary-general, Brett Herron, says one-year-old Praise Banda passed away in Alexandra this week after medical vigilantes allegedly stopped his mother, Grace, from entering two clinics for help to stop his vomiting […]
# A MANCOSA academic is calling for reformation in the South African tech industry. Precious Buthelezi says with an estimated shortage of 20-thousand to 70-thousand skilled professionals in fields such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and software development, the demand for expertise far exceeds the supply. She says this gap presents a powerful opportunity to reimagine how South Africa educate, train, […]
# FNB senior economist, Siphamandla Mkhwanazi says stronger balance sheets and purchasing power should support retail sales in the near term. He says retail sales showed a strong performance in July, registering 5.6-percent growth year-on-year, up from 1.7-percent in June. Mkwanazi says this marks the 17th consecutive month of positive year-on-year growth and significantly exceeds […]
# The South African Communist Party has welcomed the findings by the United Nations’ Independent International Commission of Inquiry, that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The commission stated that four of the five genocidal acts, defined under international law, have been carried out by Israel in Gaza since the start of the […]
# Build One South Africa says it is using International Equal Pay Day, which is today, to mobilise support for its Fair Pay Bill, currently before Parliament. The bill seeks to close the gender wage gap, confront wage exploitation in key sectors, and create a more equal and transparent economic environment. BOSA spokesperson, Roger Solomons, […]
# A queen of the Zulu nation, an eThekwini councillor, and an economist who once experienced homelessness, are among the one-thousand-521 graduands being capped at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Spring Graduation ceremony today. Queen Thandekile MaNdlovu, Zulu, the fourth wife of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, will be awarded a Doctor of Business Administration […]
# The City of Tshwane, in partnership with Mettus Limited, recently handed over brand-new laptops at Nong Primary School in Mabopane. Deputy mayor and mayoral committee member for Finance, Eugene Modise, says nurturing education is nurturing the future. He says when the metro invests in young minds, it’s planting seeds of knowledge, hope, and opportunity that grow into […]
