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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Mon 19 August 2024: The Department of Health has assured South Africans that the current Mpox outbreak remains under control. “However, this does not mean people should become complacent because we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that viruses are unpredictable as they mutate from time to time.” According to the department, South Africa remains […]
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Sat 17 August 2024: -Sudanese women face sexual assault while fleeing displacement, those detained during migration also suffer sexual violence, Mona Rishmawi tells Anadolu ISTANBUL Parties involved in the civil war in Sudan since April 2023 often use sexual assault and violence as a weapon of war. Mona Rishmawi, a member of the UN Independent […]
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