# Build One South Africa says the seven-percent interest rate increase will make life harder for households and businesses already under financial pressure. The party argues the 25-basis point hike will raise debt repayments when many people are already struggling to get through the month. BOSA’s Roger Solomons says the government must urgently focus on […]
# North-West University Business School economist, Raymond Parsons, says the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to raise the repo rate by 25-basis points to seven-percent is a precautionary move against future inflation. However, Parsons added that there is still limited evidence of stronger inflation expectations, and the timing of the hike is debatable given the […]
# A new South African Sorghum Bioethanol study has found strong commercial potential for bioethanol production using crops such as sorghum and sugar cane. Speaking at a roundtable in Sandton, industry leaders and farmers said clear demand, stable pricing and government support were needed before large-scale crop planting could begin. The study, commissioned by the […]
# The South African Reserve Bank says it remains focused on protecting inflation credibility amid ongoing global and domestic uncertainty. Governor Lesetja Kganyago warned that rising oil prices, geopolitical tensions and climate-related shocks are driving higher inflation and weaker growth. Kganyago says the bank’s priority is to keep inflation expectations anchored and to guide inflation […]
# According to Section27 and the Treatment Action Campaign’s new report, women in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo face serious barriers in accessing safe and legal abortion services. The report highlights shortages of trained healthcare workers, limited operational facilities, medicine shortages, poor infrastructure and weak referral systems, particularly in rural areas. The organisations claim these […]
# Action Society says public safety and victims’ rights must be prioritised over administrative processes, following reports that nearly 28-thousand parole absconders cannot be traced. The organisation says this represents a serious failure in the parole system and puts communities at risk, especially where violent offenders are involved. Spokesperson Juanita du Preez says the system […]
# Union federation Cosatu has criticised the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to raise the repo rate by 25-basis points to seven-percent. The federation argues the move will increase debt costs and deepen pressure on workers and households already struggling with the high cost of living. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks calls for an end to further […]
# Die minister van Binnelandse Sake, Leon Schreiber, sê ʼn reuse-dwelmklopjag by die Beitbrug-grenspos in Limpopo is een van die betekenisvolste suksesse teen oorgrens-dwelmsmokkelary die afgelope jare. ʼn Vragmotor van Zimbabwe is gister onderskep met dwelms ter waarde van byna een-miljard-rand wat vermoedelik vir die vervaardiging van Mandrax gebruik word. Schreiber sê die operasie bewys […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank sê hy bly gefokus op die beskerming van inflasie-geloofwaardigheid te midde van voortslepende wêreldwye en plaaslike onsekerheid. President Lesetja Kganyago waarsku stygende oliepryse, geopolitieke spanning en klimaat-verwante skokke laat inflasie styg en ekonomiese groei verswak. Hy sê die bank se prioriteit is om inflasie-verwagtings te anker en mettertyd weer op sy […]
