Probably speaking, the whole talk of the market, the world around South Africa has been downgrade, downgrade, downgrade and I think by and large that has been in our sovereign spreads for the last couple of months since Nenegate in December, so South Africa is already priced like a double[…]
The Institute of Palestine and South Africa (IPSA) in collaboration with In Transformation have begun the first session of the Forum for Dialogue for Palestine “The Future of Palestine: A National Project”. IPSA is a non-governmental institute funded by South African civil society. The main emphasis of the work is[…]
South Africans will have to dig even deeper into their pockets after massive fuel prices hikes this coming week. The Department of Energyon Saturday announced the fuel price adjustments for April. The department announced that petrol 95 (both ULP & LRP) will increase by 88c a litre and 93 (both[…]
As South Africa enters its 22nd year of democracy, ordinary South Africans feel the gains made in the country’s transition are being pushed back by the alarming increase in crime and violence. Gang violence, rooted in organized crime, continues unabated, and almost on a daily basis claims the lives of[…]
A year long ambition to establish the first halal laboratory is finally becoming a reality. The Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research (CPGR) has announced the launch of Tokeid Biotech, a new laboratory catering to the halal industry, the first of its kind in Africa. Aptly titled ‘Tokeid’, which means[…]
As part of government’s plans to reduce tuberculosis (TB) deaths by 95% by 2035‚ Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday launch South Africa’s first National TB Prevalence Survey. The Presidency on Tuesday released the address he is to give on World TB Day in Lephalale in Limpopo. Ramaphosa said[…]
According to the TomTom Traffic Index 2016‚ it is bad news for drivers in Cape Town as they can expect to spend 30% extra travel time stuck in traffic at any time of the day‚ compared to other cities in the country. This‚ the survey said‚ goes up to 64%[…]
Operation Hydrate has called on South Africans to continue donating water as the drought continues to affect millions of people and could get worse. A special ceremony to mark World Water Day was held at the Waterfront in Cape Town on Tuesday. Operation Hydrate’s Yusuf Abramjee said 12.4-million litres of[…]
“As part of its support for the Earth Hour campaign‚ Eskom measured the reduction in electricity used during the hour against typical consumption for this time on an average Saturday evening‚” the electricity parastatal said. It encouraged consumers to take action beyond Earth Hour and make energy efficiency and environmental[…]
OPINION by Iqbal Jassat As South Africa emerged from the annual calendar event known as #IsraelApartheidWeek (IAW), the country has plunged into an abyss of shame following huge controversies arising from allegations of “state capture”. Dark, threatening clouds gathered around the Presidency and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to come[…]
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