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South Africa

Cabinet welcomes commencement of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry

Today at 15:24 PM, via SAnews

Cabinet welcomes commencement of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry

Cabinet has welcomed the commencement of the hearings of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System – commonly known as the Madlanga Commission.

“Cabinet calls on anyone who may have information that could assist the work of the...

South Africa

Cabinet releases draft National Entrepreneurship Strategy for public comment

Today at 15:22 PM, via SAnews

Cabinet releases draft National Entrepreneurship Strategy for public comment

Cabinet has approved the publication of the draft National Entrepreneurship Strategy (NES) and Implementation Plan for public comment. 

The Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, announced this on Thursday, during a media briefing in Pretoria on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held the...

South Africa

Cabinet welcomes improved GDP growth and youth employment strides

Today at 15:00 PM, via SAnews

Cabinet welcomes improved GDP growth and youth employment strides

Cabinet has welcomed the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures, which show that the economy has grown 0.8% in the second quarter of 2025, an improvement from the 0.1% growth in the first quarter.

Speaking during a media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday, Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the...

Business

Reserve Bank chooses to hold rates

Today at 15:11 PM, via BusinessTech

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has elected to hold interest rates.

Business

Eskom reins in huge prepaid electricity blunder

Today at 14:46 PM, via BusinessTech

Power utility Eskom says it has widely contained the serious breach of its Online Vending System, which enabled billions of rands of fraudulent prepaid vouchers to be dispensed in the country.

Sport

GB’s Burgin reaches 800m final

Today at 15:16 PM, via BBC News

Great Britain’s Max Burgin reaches the men’s 800m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Education

Zimbabwe: Call for Integration of Liberation War History Into Education, Tourism

Today at 14:08 PM, via AllAfrica

[The Herald] Authorities have called for the upgrade of infrastructure at Zimbabwe’s liberation war heritage sites in neighbouring countries and their integration into educational curricula, tourism linkages, and history projects to promote inter-generational knowledge transfer.

Science/Tech

Gen Z Leads Biggest Drop In FICO Scores Since Financial Crisis

Today at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Gen Z borrowers took the biggest hit of any age group this year, helping pull overall credit scores lower in the worst year for US consumer credit quality since the global financial crisis roiled the world’s economy. The average FICO score slipped to 715 in April from 717 a year earlier, marking the second consecutive year-over-year drop,...