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South Africa’s rand hits a sweet spot 

Today at 12:57 PM, via Daily Investor

South Africa’s rand and economic environment are in a sweet spot, although there are some risks to the country’s fiscal outlook.

South Africa

Unemployment rate decreases by 0.5 percentage points

Today at 12:10 PM, via SAnews

Unemployment rate decreases by 0.5 percentage points

South Africa’s official unemployment rate decreased by 0.5 percentage points from 31.9% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025 to 31.4% in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025.

This is according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the fourth quarter of 2025 conducted by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

The results show an...

South Africa

Call for stricter livestock permit controls

Today at 11:46 AM, via SAnews

Call for stricter livestock permit controls

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has called for tighter regulation of livestock movement permits and the temporary suspension of physical auctions as the province intensifies efforts to curb the spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).

The appeal comes as 450 heads of cattle were vaccinated against FMD in Fisantekraal, Cape Town, on Sunday...

Sport

Scotland trio ruled out for visit to Wales

Today at 12:49 PM, via BBC News

Scotland will need to make two back-row changes for Saturday’s Six Nations visit to Wales, with Jamie Ritchie and Jack Dempsey injured, along with winger Jamie Dobie.

Sport

Spurs accused of editing meeting minutes by fans

Today at 12:23 PM, via BBC News

A Tottenham fans’ group says the club omitted a section outlining fans’ concerns about the risk of relegation from the Premier League among other things.

Sport

Japan recover from mistake to win emotional pairs gold

Today at 12:06 PM, via BBC News

After a failed lift left them fifth in the short programme, Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara stormed back with a ‘stunning’ free skate to win gold and drop Germany to third.

Education

Nigeria: Leo Stan Ekeh @70, Offers University Tech Scholarship to 1000 Indigent Nigerian Wiz-Kids

Today at 12:51 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] Africa’s foremost tech icon and Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, who turns 70 on February 22, this year, has explained why he is not celebrating his 70th birthday with a mega party, preferring to offer University scholarships to additional 1000 Nigerian indigent wiz-kids to study Computer Science in Federal Universities so that the country’s private and public sectors could...

Health

Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs

Yesterday at 20:00 PM, via New York Times

Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.