Business Quick explainer: Interest rates and how they affect you The Reserve Bank has dropped the repo rate to 7.5%. Consequently the prime lending rate has dropped to 11%.... Read more 2 Feb, 2025
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Countries SA troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in... Read more 2 Feb, 2025
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Business Eskom suspends load shedding after reserve boost Cape Town – Eskom has suspended load shedding after implementing stage 3 power cuts from Friday to Sunday to... Read more 2 Feb, 2025
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Countries Hawks reveal 1 400 arrests in third quarter crime stats Cape Town — The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks, revealed the great progress the department... Read more 1 Feb, 2025
Countries Court dismisses MK case against SABC over usage of ‘GNU’ Cape Town — The Johannesburg High Court dismissed the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s bid to prevent the SABC from... Read more 1 Feb, 2025
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Countries Four police officers arrested for alleged involvement in Stilfontein kingpin escape Cape Town — North West Police Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng confirmed that four police officers were arrested after... Read more 1 Feb, 2025