# FNB says the South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to cut interest rates highlights a greater focus on domestic fundamentals. The committee has cut the interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing the repo rate down to 7.25-percent and the prime lending rate to 10.75-percent. FNB’s product head for integrated advice, Ester Ochse, […]
# North West University Business School economist, professor Raymond Parsons, says the South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to resume its interest rate-easing cycle is right. The committee has cut the interest rates by 25 basis points. This brings the repo rate down to 7.25-percent and the prime lending rate to 10.75-percent. Parsons […]
#Reach For A Dream turned the dream of 14-year-old Sacha Willemse from Upington in the Northern Cape into a reality. The gifted young swimmer living with a life-threatening illness recently got to meet his sporting idol, Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos, in Cape Town. With today being Slipper Day, Reach For A Dream’s head […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile sê president Cyril Ramaphosa sal binnekort die datum aankondig vir die nasionale dialoog wat daarop gemik is om Suid-Afrika se dringende uitdagings aan te spreek. Die dialoog sal die regering, die burgerlike samelewing, kerke, tradisionele leiers en politieke partye bymekaarbring. Mashatile het die Nasionale Raad van Provinsies toegespreek en gesê die […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says President Cyril Ramaphosa will soon announce the date for the national dialogue aimed at addressing South Africa’s pressing challenges. The dialogue will bring together government, civil society, churches, traditional leaders, and political parties. Addressing the National Council of Provinces, Mashatile said the national dialogue is not a government-led event, […]
# Die DA verwelkom die Reserwebank se rentekoersverlaging as noodsaaklike verligting vir sukkelende huishoudings. Die DA se woordvoerder oor Finansies, Mark Burke, sê egter dis geensins ‘n plaasvervanger vir langtermynhervormings nie. Burke bepleit verbeterde staatsbesteding, betrokkenheid vanaf die privaat sektor en minder rompslomp om volhoubare groei aan te vuur. Hy sê Suid-Afrikaners verdien ‘n regering […]
# The DA has welcomed the Reserve Bank’s interest rate cut as necessary relief for struggling households. DA Finance spokesperson, Mark Burke, says while the reprieve is welcomes, it’s no substitute for long-term reforms. Burke urges improved government spending, private sector involvement, and reduced red tape to drive sustained growth. He says that South Africans […]
# Die minister van Justisie, Mmamoloko Kubayi, verwelkom die lewenslange vonnisse wat aan Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis en Steveno van Rhyn opgelê is vir die ontvoering en mensehandel verlede jaar met Smith se dogter, Joshlin Smith. Die Hooggeregshof in die Wes-Kaap het bevind dat die drie geen berou getoon het nadat hulle Joshlin vir 20-duisend-rand […]
# Justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi welcomes the life sentences handed down to Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn for the kidnapping and trafficking of Smith’s daughter Joshlin Smith last year. The High Court in the Western Cape found the three showed no remorse for selling Joshlin for 20-thousand-rand. The spokesperson for the Ministry, […]
