# As South Africa marks Money Smart Week under the theme, Money Smart: The Power of Possible, independent digital credit provider Prime Loans says it is critical that financial education goes beyond teaching consumers how to manage money. Prime Loans CEO, Nita Morgan, says the Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor 2026 shows that the […]
# Airlink will launch a new direct air service between Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape and Mbombela’s Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport on November 16. The airline will operate three flights a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, using a 44-seat Embraer ERJ140 aircraft. Airlink says the route will significantly reduce travel time for leisure travellers […]
# The Chinese Foreign Ministry says sanctions and pressure tactics do not resolve disputes. The US has imposed new economic sanctions on Iran, targeting digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping. It has also warned any country financially partnering with Tehran would be isolated. Iran’s largest trading partners include China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. […]
# The rand has strengthened to under 16-rand to the US dollar for the first time in almost six months. The currency broke through the key level this morning. Analysts say a weaker US dollar, rising gold and platinum prices, and strong foreign demand for South African bonds are driving gains. Investec says about 63.7-billion-rand […]
# State-owned company Transnet has announced its intention to dispose of 15 commercial properties it owns but no longer considers core assets. These include the iconic Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, golf courses, shopping malls and other pieces of land across South Africa. Transnet bought the Carlton Centre from Anglo in 1999 for 33-million-rand. Before the […]
# Die Amerikaanse regering het Sirië amptelik verwyder van sy lys van lande wat terrorisme steun. Die land was sedert 1979 op die lys toe Washington oudpresident Hafez al-Assad se regering beskuldig het dat hulle militante groepe ondersteun. Die Amerikaanse minister van Buitelandse Sake, Marco Rubio, sê die besluit erken die positiewe stappe wat die […]
# The US government has officially removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The country had been on the list since 1979, when Washington accused former president Hafez al-Assad’s government of supporting militant groups. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says this move is in recognition of the positive actions taken by the […]
# Musicologist Sheldon Leal says it has been 44 years since the compact disc changed how the world listens to music. Speaking to 702, Leal says that when the compact disc made its debut in 1982, its affordability and durability made it more popular than vinyl and tape, and it was the first time music […]
# Die DA in Tshwane sê meer beleggings is nodig om die Rebeccastraat-krematorium te herstel. Die party verwerp ʼn voorstel dat die bestuur van die krematorium in die weste van Pretoria na die metro se Departement van Streeksbedrywighede en Koördinering oorgedra word. Dit word tans deur die stadsbestuurder se kantoor bestuur. Marika Kruger Muller van […]
