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Interest rate hikes loom in South Africa

Today at 11:16 AM, via Daily Investor

Prolonged higher oil prices could force the South African central bank to consider raising interest rates as a weaker rand pushes inflation higher than it’s prepared to tolerate.

South Africa

President Ramaphosa outlines plan to get NDP back on track

Today at 10:34 AM, via SAnews

President Ramaphosa outlines plan to get NDP back on track

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is implementing the Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) to address structural challenges in the economy and place South Africa back on a path toward achieving the goals of the National Development Plan (NDP).

The President was responding to oral questions in the National Assembly on...

South Africa

Government responds to sulphurous odour in Gauteng

Today at 10:17 AM, via SAnews

Government responds to sulphurous odour in Gauteng

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has assured the public that it is attending to reports of a strong sulphurous odour detected in various parts of Gauteng, particularly in Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg.

The department has confirmed that the stench experienced by residents in these areas is likely caused...

Africa

One house, two faiths, one fasting season

Yesterday at 14:40 PM, via BBC News

Ramadan and Lent haven’t overlapped since 1993 and couples like Olanrewaju and Kaosara in Nigeria are observing them together.

Business

Petrol price nightmare hitting South Africa next month

Today at 11:02 AM, via BusinessTech

South African motorists are in for a world of pain next month, with the latest data from the CEF pricing a massive increase for petrol in April, before fuel levy hikes are included.

Business

Ramaphosa triples down on the NHI

Today at 09:44 AM, via BusinessTech

President Cyril Ramaphosa has tripled down on the National Health Insurance scheme, saying that court battles and a pause on promulgating the NHI Act won’t slow down the government’s agenda.

Politics

ANC weighs up wooing the DA in Gauteng 

Today at 00:30 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Party internal sources say the DA is not fishing in the same pond with them and that the other parties are contesting its base

Sport

Naas Botha: Why we moved to America!

Today at 10:24 AM, via The South African

Legendary former Springbok flyhalf Naas Botha has explained why he and his family have emigrated to the United States.

Education

His Harvard Lab Was Thriving. Then Came the Cuts.

Today at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly unprepared for the upheaval that followed.

Education

Sudan: At Least 8 Students and a Health Worker Reportedly Killed in Attack On a School Compound in Sudan’s White Nile State

Today at 09:16 AM, via AllAfrica

[Unicef] Port Sudan — Reported drone attacks struck a secondary school and a primary healthcare centre in Shukairi village in White Nile State, Sudan, yesterday morning. At least eight students, four of them under the age of 18, and a health worker were killed. Many more were injured, and the schools in the locality have been closed as a result.

Lifestyle

Cape Town heatwave harvest

Today at 11:04 AM, via The South African

When having a glass of ice-cold Cape Town Sauvignon Blanc this weekend – spare a thought for those who harvested in this heatwave.

Lifestyle

Inside Black Coffee’s 50th b-day celebrations

Today at 10:30 AM, via The South African

Take a look inside South African-born DJ Black Coffee’s 50th birthday celebrations alongside 29-year-old model girlfriend Victoria Gonzalez.

Science/Tech

Rand slumps for second week

Today at 10:37 AM, via TechCentral

The rand has continued to weaken as the war on Iran sends oil above $100/barrel and rattles emerging markets.

Motoring

VW and Volvo sound the alarm over Iran war

Today at 08:12 AM, via TopAuto

Volkswagen and Volvo have expressed concerns over a massive drop in car demand, following the outbreak of war in the Middle East.