Economists expect the SARB’s Monetary Policy Committee to keep interest rates on hold when they meet on Thursday.

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At 32 percent overall, South Africa ‘boasts’ a massive unemployment rate – one of the highest in the world.

The median estimate of economists is for the SARB’s Monetary Policy Committee to leave interest rates on hold when they meet this week.

South Africans reject the 0.5% VAT hike, as the GNU faces its biggest budget battle yet.

The US-backed jihadists that seized Syria seem hellbent on dragging the country back into civil war.

Sudan asks the ICJ to order an end to alleged UAE support for atrocities committed against the Masalit people.

The VAT hike debate remains a hot topic ahead of the revised Budget Speech next week – and the Reserve Bank’s position on interest rates.

Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is in the final year of his tenure as KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner.

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Here’s a rundown of the Donald Trump tariffs, both in force and threatened, as well as other nations’ countermeasures.

Neo-Nazi Zelensky just had his goose cooked, to charcoal, by Donald Trump and JD Vance, while Putin marches on to victory.

Zuma-Sambudla is facing charges for inciting the July 2021 unrest. An apology to Floyd Shivambu via the @DZumaSambudla account confirms she owns the handle.

Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has signed 79 executive orders touching on issues from foreign policy to transgender rights.

Biden’s presidency should be debated on its merits, without inserting Israel into every critique of Western leadership, writes Tim Flack.

A reminder from Nelson Mandela to South Africa: Just because the West sees certain enemies, it doesn’t mean they’re ours too.

AfriForum’s US lobbying spreads disinformation to undermine South Africa’s democracy, amounting to sedition – if not treason.

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Is there anything so meaningless as a Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) discussion? Are you guilty of trying to pick your best-ever?

Rock god and activist, Roger Waters stunned the UNSC this week with a powerful, impassioned plea to end the Ukraine conflict.

Is Donald Trump the TV showman just role-playing, or playing 5D geopolitical chess – with the world?

Exploring why South Africa’s new health law – the National Health Insurance Act – has caused so much controversy.

Clearing up misconceptions about land expropriation in South Africa.

A suspect allegedly involved in this week’s N2 cash-in-transit heist and five murders has been killed in a gunfight with police in Durban.

For a nation grappling with unemployment, poverty, and inequality, SONA2025 likely failed to ignite the sense of urgency or hope.

South Africans want to hear about economic strategies, NHI, legislative changes and the Trump-Musk Saga at SONA2025. Will Ramaphosa oblige?

I have to (partly) agree with President Ramaphosa; we should fully support our troops in DRC – by pulling them out of the line of fire.

Accusations of ‘economic sabotage’ as queries around details of ‘several breakdowns’ that ended in load shedding at the weekend go unanswered.

Trump was speaking during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he was hosting at the White House.

Trump has declassified records related to the assassination of President Kennedy – among others. Will the truth finally surface?

The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) met for the first time in 2025 on Thursday.

Top South African law firm backs down on its interdict bid against the new Legal Sector Code, showing an openness to constructive dialogue for transformation.

The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) met for the first time this year on Thursday, 30 January.

The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) will meet for the first time in 2025 on Thursday, 30 January.

The finance minister is preparing to deliver his Budget Speech later next month and has asked the country’s citizens to share their ideas.

Before you shuffle off the world stage in a stupor for the last time, ‘Genocide Joe’, let’s review your legacy report card.

As Jeremy Gauntlett retires amid allegations of historical sexual abuse, the legal profession must confront its ethical failures and the abuse of power.

Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson has contradicted his deputy, Sihle Zikalala, regarding implementing the Expropriation Act.

The inquiry into Judge Mbenenge’s alleged sexual harassment highlights power dynamics and ethical concerns in the judiciary.

Similar to South Africa’s matrics, girls have outshined boys in the 2024 ZIMSEC A-Level exams, marking a milestone for Zimbabwe education.

While promising renewal, Trump’s tone was dark, denouncing a ‘betrayal’ of Americans by a ‘radical and corrupt establishment’.

President Emmanuelle Macron just threatened Candace Owens with ‘lawfare’ if she doesn’t drop her investigation into his wife.

Before even taking office, Trump just stopped the genocide in Gaza with a breakthrough peace treaty… but will it hold?

The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) will meet for the first time in 2025 on Thursday, 30 January.

Norton Rose Fulbright’s opposition to the Legal Sector Code raises troubling questions about its commitment to transformation and BEE.

Ever since 7 October 2023 and the violent aftermath, discourse has been replete with unbalanced rants against Israel, writes David Saks.

The possible leaking of matric results has raised data privacy concerns, prompting scrutiny of the DBE’s systems in handling information.

Exams quality assurer Umalusi has given the green light for the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exam results to be released.

Another Arab country destabilised by Sykes-Picot, Balfour, the Nakba and endless Western-led wars, is Lebanon.

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All eyes will be on the CAF Champions League Group C encounter between Orlando Pirates and CR Belouizdad on Sunday, 12 January.

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Some might be wondering – although a little too late now – what was required in order to pass the 2024 matric exams …

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Fikile Mbalula says Tony Yengeni will be facing a disciplinary hearing soon, which signals another chapter in their history.

The South African Reserve Bank’s MPC meets every second month to announce changes – if any – to the country’s repo and prime lending rates.

Once Africa’s largest country, Sudan has suffered decades of civil wars due to ancient divisions – and (of course) the oil.

With their wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia well underway, NATO eyed its next target: Africa’s most prosperous democracy.

Not content with destroying Afghanistan and Iraq in the GWOT, US/NATO set its sights on certain African countries.

After Afghanistan, the US lied again to justify another illegal war – against another weaker Middle Eastern country…

A relative of Nontobeko Cele – the woman brutally murdered by Sbusiso Lawrence Ntaka – says he was abusive and tried to kill her in the past.

Since 9/11, the US-NATO-Israel axis of evil has destroyed one weaker country after another under the guise of a ‘War on Terror’.

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Are Joe Biden and Ben Netanyahu suffering from a Samson complex? Their suicidal, genocidal, apocalyptic actions seem to suggest so.

There are three lies that Zionists regurgitate, ad nauseam, to guilt-trip the world into supporting Israel’s ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

The decision last month by the SARB’s monetary policy committee to cut interest rates came as welcome news to those South Africans in debt.

Zuma’s MK Party backs ex-justice minister Thembi Simelane while EFF, DA and ActionSA slam ‘cowardly’ Cabinet reshuffle.

Just a quick reminder that the US and its Western lapdogs blocked your freedom of press and information when they banned RT in 2022.

South Africa continues to dominate in various fields, making us proud to wave our flag and show the world what we are made of.

Is Australia really everything it has been hyped up to be or is there more beneath the surface than the stunning beaches and unique wildlife?

Since 2014, Mozambique has been terrorised by multiple devastating attacks from ISIS jihadists. Where are the continental police, Africom?

The recent political mayhem in Mozambique is the latest in a series of cataclysms since the impoverished country discovered NG in 2010.

The increasing number of high-profile EFF members leaving the party is creating suspicions about the future of the organisation.

It seems France will not arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, with the French foreign minister saying Israel’s prime minister has immunity.

Donald Trump has a chance to show the world he puts international rule of law first, not his buddy, Bibi. Will he do it?

The South African Reserve Bank’s MPC meets every second month to announce changes – if any – to the country’s repo and prime lending rates.

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Ukraine’s crushing loss is looming, but Volodymyr Zelensky and US Democrats would rather risk WW3 than acknowledge it and cede defeat.

The South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) met for the final time this year on Thursday – and there was GOOD news!

In January 2024, South Africa took Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu to the ICJ to compel it to halt ‘genocidal’ aggression in Gaza.

Are you having trouble recoding your prepaid electricity meter ahead of Sunday’s deadline? If so, you MUST keep reading!

The South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) met for the final time this year on Thursday – and there was GOOD news!

The SA Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee will meet on Thursday – and there’s expected to be good news for South Africans in debt.

Will Donald Trump’s new administration honour their campaign promise and truly put America first? Or Israel.

Republican or Democrat, regardless of who the United States elects, the endless wars will not end.

Did the ‘euthanising’ of P’Nut and Fred help sway the voter tide in Donald Trump’s favour?

Why should we be surprised that Trump won BIG? For years, we’ve watched the Democrats work hard to practically hand him a second term.

The SA Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee will meet next week – and there’s expected to be good news for South Africans in debt.

Jacob Zuma’s loyalty to the ANC while leading a rival party raises questions about his motives. Can he really have it both ways?

The SA Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee will meet in a fortnight – and there’s expected to be good news for South Africans in debt.

EFF leader Julius Malema says the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement proves that the ANC has deviated from its own policies.

The SA Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee will meet in November – and there’s expected to be good news for South Africans in debt.

The race is on to prevent South Africa from experiencing a gas-supply crisis as Sasol and Eskom look into LNG as an option.

Mkhwebane dumped the EFF and Mchunu left the ANC for the Jacob Zuma-led MK Party, SA’s third-biggest political party.

The SA Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee will meet in November – and there’s expected to be more good news for South Africans in debt.

The Zimbabwe government is about to pay an initial $20 million to farmers who lost their land during reforms about 20 years ago.

Sifiso Maseko, after earning millions while not working, has resigned amid a disciplinary process against him for financial misconduct.

Willie le Roux could become just the eighth Springbok to reach the 100-Test mark on the team’s upcoming end-of-year tour.

Johannesburg has imposed daily water restrictions to stop what it says is over-consumption and to allow maintenance work.

Is it possible to separate the artist from his art when it comes to Chris Brown, who is reportedly behind a string of alleged GBV attacks…