Thu 22 August 2024: Just days after Julius Malema’s tirade against defectors, Floyd Shivambu has hit back. Now uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s (MKP) national organiser, Shivambu’s attacks were directed at his former leader, “white capitalism” and “right-wing” media. The ex-deputy president and co-founder of the red berets spoke at a media briefing in Johannesburg on Thursday. […]
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Wed 21 August 2024: A huge victory in the interest of millions of municipal electricity consumers was achieved in the Gauteng High Court today, says the civil rights organisation AfriForum. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (NERSA) plans to push through unlawful and invalid municipal tariff hikes were prevented this morning when their application […]
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Wed 21 August 2024: South Africa’s inflation dropped more than forecast to a three-year low in July, nearing the level the central bank aims for and cementing analysts’ expectations for an interest rate cut next month. Consumer inflation fell to 4.6% year on year in July from 5.1% in June, statistics agency data showed on […]
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Wed 21 August 2024: Africa’s top public health agency says the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other countries on the continent could start vaccinating against mpox within days. The DRC is the epicentre of a more deadly strain of the virus that emerged last year and has subsequently spread to some 12 other African […]
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Wed 21 August 2024: The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), in collaboration with the South African Embassy in Saudi Arabia, will host a virtual Outward Selling Mission to Saudi Arabia. The theme of the mission will be: “Unlocking Trade Opportunities through Collaboration.” Thursday’s mission will focus on opportunities that are available in […]
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Wed 21 August 2024: In a significant legal decision, Kenya’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the contentious Finance Act 2023, overturning a previous ruling by the Court of Appeal that had declared the act unconstitutional. The Supreme Court’s verdict affirms the legislation, which has been at the center of nationwide protests due to its impending […]
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Tue 20 August 2024: South Africa – The ban on Brazilian poultry could have a significant and potentially detrimental effect on South Africa’s economy, particularly impacting low-income households. The trade restrictions were imposed following a recent outbreak of Newcastle disease that affected poultry farms in the Brazilian province of Rio Grande do Sul. In response to […]
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Tue 20 August 2024: A surge in Mpox cases rekindled the dread felt by many with the onset of Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. But an expert advises us not to worry, since South Africa has at least prepared in advance. A total of 16 countries, including SA, have detected cases of the infectious disease. Its […]
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Tue 20 August 2024: Johannesburg – According to Political Analyst Dr Dale McKinley, the recent election of Dada Morero as Johannesburg’s new mayor is unlikely to bring any significant changes to the city. Morero’s return to the mayoral office, a position he briefly held in 2022, doesn’t seem poised to stabilise Johannesburg’s governance, which has seen […]
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Mon 19 August 2024: With trade between China and Africa reaching a record high of $282.1 billion last year, China’s Ambassador to South Africa Wu Peng has highlighted the effects of enhancing solidarity and cooperation with African countries. “In 2023, the trade between China and Africa reached a record high of 282.1 billion US dollars, […]
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