South Africa’s fragile, consumer-led economic recovery is at risk of being derailed by a global slowdown due to the country’s high exposure to external factors and weak fixed investment.
Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae warned his team to be wary of Egypt before their Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal on Saturday, recalling the 2006 final defeat when he was part of the squad.
Thousands of firefighters battled bushfires in Australia’s southeast on Saturday that have razed homes, cut power to thousands of homes and burnt swathes of bushland.
US President Donald Trump has called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on January 20 but did not provide details on how his plan will come to fruition or how he planned to make companies comply.
Trump tears up international law. The NDPP appointment redeems a flawed process. And sweet and sour pork with lychees brings the flavour. All in the weekly wrap.
Trump’s refugee programme has approved over 1000 South Africans, including Black people, under an ‘Afrikaner’ classification. This begs the question: who gets to decide what an Afrikaner actually is?
South Africans planning to leave the country permanently must deregister as tax residents with SARS through a complex financial emigration process to avoid unexpected taxes and compliance issues.
Saks Global, which owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, is expected to imminently file for bankruptcy protection, leaving questions about the retailer’s future.