OPINION by Peter Fabricius. What is the real purpose of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to South Africa this week to meet President Jacob Zuma in Cape Town on Tuesday? Both Pretoria and Ramallah have indicated it’s about the French initiative to try to achieve a peace settlement between Israel[…]
The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa has written a 1000-word letter to South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord urging them to respect the international boycott against Israel. Die Antwoord, whose trio of eccentric band members Ninja, Yolandi Visser (Vi$$er) and DJ Hi-Tek have become a global[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) in partnership with the South African National Qur’an Council (SANQC) and supported by the Religious Office of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Pretoria, will be hosting the 11th National Quran Memorization Competition. The event aims to create enthusiasm around Qur’an recitation and memorization in South[…]
South Africa still ranks as the most attractive economy for investments destined for the continent despite challenges emanating from slow growth, a gloomy ratings outlook and waning perceptions, EY said in an index released Wednesday. The auditing and advisory company has also predicted a tough few years ahead for the[…]
Looming food price hikes could be affecting our waistline more than we think. This is according to director of Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA), Mervin Abrahams who conducts numerous studies into the price of food and its effects on consumers. Abrahams, who focuses primarily on economic inequality, reiterated[…]
Unemployment has hit its highest on record, hurting efforts to convince ratings agencies Standard and Poor’s and Fitch not to downgrade South Africa’s credit rating Stats SA reported yesterday that unemployment had risen to 26.7% of the labour force in the first quarter of this year — the highest since[…]
Newly-formed political party, Building A Cohesive Society in South Africa (BACS), holds no grudges against the ANC and intends to focus on issues affecting ordinary citizens. “A lot of the opposition parties were formed out of anger or they wanted to retaliate against the ANC. We are not angry and[…]
Thousands of workers at the cash-strapped South African Post Office (SAPO) will embark on a two-day strike on Thursday and Friday over unresolved labour matters and salary demands. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) – a Cosatu affiliate – said they are demanding a 15-percent salary increase and the[…]
It appears to be just a matter of time before South Africa’s credit rating is cut to junk. S&P Global Ratings will lower the nation’s rating to non-investment grade by the end of this year, according to 12 of 13 economists and analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Four see the downgrade[…]
Amid a slew of criticism and a social media storm, Matthew Theunissen insists he is not a racist. On Monday, in reaction to Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula’s announcement that a number of sporting codes would not be allowed to bid to host international events as they were not meeting transformation[…]
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