SA’s parliamentary inquiry into political interference and policing failures has revealed that firearms sit at the centre of organised crime and targeted violence, cutting across legal and illegal systems. The evidence points to a single, leaking pool of guns and raises a stark question for Parliament, whether it will act to tighten control or allow the cycle of diversion and violence to continue.
Nelson Mandela Bay’s leadership is set to appear before Parliament again with a significantly reduced delegation amid ongoing scrutiny over governance and administrative failures in the metro.
British bond yields have risen sharply since the start of the war in Iran, with big daily spikes which were less common before the conflict started in late February.
It’s common these days for people to help family members, whether they’re adult children or ageing parents. But it’s crucial to do so without undermining your own financial future.
Three suspected hantavirus cases aboard a stricken cruise ship off Cape Verde will be evacuated shortly via the west African island nation, the World Health Organisation told AFP on Tuesday.
It is gin clear that rates are not coming down this year and that the next move will be up from the current policy or repo rate of 6.75%, and the prime rate of 10.25%. While Sarb keeps its monetary policy cards close to its chest, it does not always have the best poker face.
It took a lot of work, time and energy to do the near-impossible and put the evil thing back in the bottle. Now, thanks to rocketing fuel prices, it looms over us with the threat of an inflation crisis, leading to rate hikes and yet more economic pain.
Modi’s BJP defeated chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, which has been in power in West Bengal state since 2011, securing more than two-thirds of the 294 seats when votes were counted on Monday.