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Turning the tide against unfair business practices

Today at 12:58 PM, via SowetanLIVE

On March 15 each year, countries around the world mark World Consumer Rights Day. It’s a moment to spotlight consumer rights, remind businesses of their responsibilities and ask a simple question: are our markets working for ordinary people?

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Investors rushing to take their money out of South African bonds

Today at 12:55 PM, via Daily Investor

The Iran war sparked the biggest outflow in at least six years from South Africa’s bond market as foreign investors lost their appetite for one of the most popular emerging-market trades of recent months.

South Africa

NSFAS clarifies misleading social media claim of R630 000 student payment

Today at 12:27 PM, via SAnews

NSFAS clarifies misleading social media claim of R630 000 student payment

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has dismissed as false and misleading a social media claim alleging that a student received a payment of R630 434.44 from the scheme.

In a statement, NSFAS said preliminary verification indicates that the image circulating online has been manipulated and...

South Africa

Weather outlook: 17 March – 22 March

Today at 12:06 PM, via SAnews

Weather outlook: 17 March – 22 March

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecast shows that cloudy and cool conditions will persist over the eastern parts of the country, with scattered rain and showers possible over Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng on Tuesday. 

Otherwise, partly cloudy and warm conditions are expected with isolated showers and thundershowers over the central...

Business

SPAR to cut staff

Today at 11:59 AM, via BusinessTech

SPAR has announced a voluntary severance programme following a challenging period for the retailer.

Education

Nigeria: PWC, Lbs Sign MOU to Enhance Sustainability Capability Across Organisations

Today at 12:34 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] PwC Nigeria and Lagos Business School (LBS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deliver specialised sustainability and climate-focused capacity-building programmes for sustainability professionals, senior executives and board members across Nigerian organisations.

Education

EU calls for urgent reboot in talks with UK to stop reset deal failing

Yesterday at 21:40 PM, via The Guardian

Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safety

The EU is hoping to urgently reboot talks on the “reset” of relations with the UK as negotiations are in danger of foundering before a planned July summit.

At a public meeting of the EU-UK parliamentary partnership assembly in Brussels, the European Commission...

Entertainment

Sharks up against it again in the URC

Today at 12:34 PM, via The Citizen

Even if the Sharks win all of their six remaining URC regular season games, they will be well short of their league-phase performance last year.

Science/Tech

MTN warns AI boom is driving up chip costs

Today at 12:09 PM, via ITWeb

While it hasn’t yet felt a drastic chip shortage, SIM card and computing costs are rising significantly due to AI demand, says MTN.

Health

Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies

Yesterday at 22:21 PM, via New York Times

Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government did not base its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and changing the childhood immunization schedule.