The South African Reserve Bank will probably cut interest rates by 25 basis points — bringing the benchmark repo rate to 8% — when it concludes its latest monetary policy
Continue readingReserve Bank expected to cut interest rates marginally as inflation moderates
Mining in Africa is at a crucial crossroads. The smartphone revolution has brought the previously obscure cobalt into the global public conscience. But testimonies from the Democratic Republic of the
Philosopher and academic Edward Said said that Orientalism allows the West to free it’s imagination from the forbidden and, therefore enter the world of magical thinking. The way in which
South Africa has an export-led agricultural sector, and thus we pay particular attention to the trade performance to determine whether there are glitches that must be resolved or necessary policy
Continue readingSA’s agricultural export growth cools slightly in second quarter of 2024
In late July, popular radio journalist Pulane Macheli died in a hail of bullets in Lesotho’s capital Maseru while mediating between rival groups of musicians called the famo gangs. She
Continue readingFamo gang wars fuel deadly violence in Lesotho that spills into South Africa
Social workers have become the latest target for criminal syndicates demanding cash “as a protection fee” in Cape Town. “In Delft, they tell us if you want to go out
Continue readingCape Town social workers face rising extortion threats from criminal syndicates
The case against the four accused in the disappearance of Joshlin Smith has again been postponed after the state said new evidence had come to light. “Some new evidence has
Continue readingNew evidence in Joshlin Smith case brought to light, says NPA
An anti-mining activist was shot and killed in Honduras, President Xiomara Castro said, vowing justice for the latest such murder in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for environmentalists.
Continue readingEnvironmental activist who feared for his life killed in Honduras
As the Money Summit unfolds at the Sandton Convention Centre, a plethora of people are offering “insightful conversations” aimed at moving the economy forward. The question is: are these conversations
Continue readingSouth Africa’s economy: Talk is not enough to drive real change
Cheap deals often mean that you’re not properly covered when you need it most In a 2023 claim, a 25-year-old driver was left to settle R135 200 on his R336