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Rand plunges after poll shows surge in support for Zuma’s MK party: The rand by late Wednesday afternoon had fallen to 18.79/dollar from 18.44/dollar earlier ...
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Rand plunges after poll shows surge in support for Zuma’s MK party
Quick Glance: The Unstoppable Impunities of Jacob Zuma
  • Former President Jacob Zuma secures a significant victory for his MK party, confirming his candidacy.

  • The MK party leverages court cases for nationwide publicity, establishing a strong presence in voters' minds.

  • Zuma, amidst surviving various scandals, aims for a political comeback with support from the ANC government.

  • The ANC's actions have facilitated Zuma's resurgence, inadvertently creating a formidable opposition in the process.
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Shimmer of hope — what’s behind another gold rush in South Africa: A decline in labour unrest and safer mines have made exposure to gold a less-risky ...
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Shimmer of hope — what’s behind another gold rush in South Africa
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Blast from the past: Ntini bags 10 as Proteas crush Kiwis: Today in SA sport history: April 19
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Blast from the past: Ntini bags 10 as Proteas crush Kiwis
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South Africa faces upside risk to inflation, financial conditions, central bank governor says
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South Africa faces upside risk to inflation, financial conditions ...
Quick Glance: Challenges for South Africa in Inflation and Financial Conditions, According to Central Bank Governor
  • Lesetja Kganyago, the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, warned of upside risks to the country's inflation outlook.

  • Despite the chaotic impact of adverse El Nino weather in Africa, the latest data does not show indications of price hikes in food.

  • The South African Reserve Bank noted that the inflation rate is expected to reach the target range of 4.5% only by the end of 2025.

  • Kganyago highlighted potential risks from higher oil prices due to tensions in the Middle East and tight global financial conditions resulting from prolonged high interest rates at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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Pick n Pay ‘destroyed me’ — retailer’s original black franchisee describes eight years of ‘torture’
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Pick n Pay ‘destroyed me’ — retailer’s original black franchisee describes ...
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Farmers face ruin as drought devastates summer crops: While consumers are safe for now, many farmers have lost millions of rand after a promising start to the ...
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Farmers face ruin as drought devastates summer crops
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Emerging Markets Extend Bounce to Second Day After US PMI Miss: Emerging-market stocks rose for a second session amid signs of easing tensions in the Middle East ...
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Emerging Markets Extend Bounce to Second Day After US PMI Miss
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Rand (ZAR USD) Slumps as South Africa’s Electoral Turmoil Spooks Investors: South Africa is heading into unchartered political terrain and investors are growing ...
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Rand (ZAR USD) Slumps as South Africa’s Electoral Turmoil Spooks Investors
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South Africa Fossil Fuel Subsidies Top $6 Billion, Study Shows: South Africa’s fossil fuel subsidies rose to a 118 billion rand ($6.3 billion) in the 2023 fiscal ...
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South Africa Fossil Fuel Subsidies Top $6 Billion, Study Shows
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TOM EATON | Back to reality: the grass is the same all over, it seems: It’s not just the weakness of the rand or the abundance of cheap labour in South Africa ...
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TOM EATON | Back to reality: the grass is the same all over, it seems
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Rand set to end week on stronger note: SA's rand was trading at its strongest level in over a month early on Friday, after a week of gains supported by ...
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Rand set to end week on stronger note
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Shoprite looks for growth tonic: Shoprite, which widened its market share in the grocery market, sees growth opportunities in the pharmacy market dominated by ...
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Shoprite looks for growth tonic
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Pigish art: Painting pig Pigcasso is dead: She used her pig snout to paint colorful pictures that were exhibited and sold for a lot of money. Pigcasso ...
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Pigish art: Painting pig Pigcasso is dead
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It’s just a sharp right turn from Sharprite to Shoprite: Social media is abuzz after some people found it weird that just opposite the popular retailer Shoprite ...
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It’s just a sharp right turn from Sharprite to Shoprite
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The Finance Ghost: The market lowdown on mining, retail and property fund groups: Bell Equipment is charging forward at the moment. An initial trading statement ...
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The Finance Ghost: The market lowdown on mining, retail and property fund ...
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More distress — how scammers defraud Sassa grant recipients: Scammers are cashing on grant recipients through an intricate system that includes deceptively ...
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More distress — how scammers defraud Sassa grant recipients
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Canal+ deal: MultiChoice extends Patel’s chairmanship: The Board of Directors of MultiChoice has reached an agreement with Imtiaz Patel to remain as chairman ...
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Canal+ deal: MultiChoice extends Patel’s chairmanship
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Everyone says they have no money, and the data now support the stories: City traders are threatening to strike over what they see as intrusive practices by the ...
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Everyone says they have no money, and the data now support the stories
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Are Ramaphosa’s Achievements in South Africa Being Overlooked?: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state-of-the-nation speech was met with predictable ...
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Are Ramaphosa’s Achievements in South Africa Being Overlooked?
Quick Glance: Poll | Impact of Tintswalo's Story
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa discussed the ANC in his state of the nation address.

  • Criticism of Ramaphosa's portrayal of 'Tintswalo' and the mixed reactions it received.

  • Challenges raised by opposition parties, citizens, and commentators regarding socioeconomic issues in South Africa post-democracy.

  • Realities faced by 'Tintswalo' and others in contemporary South Africa highlighted, including unemployment, crime, and more.
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa Praises Pledges to Support Black-Owned Firms: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said pledges to procure goods and services from ...
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa Praises Pledges to Support Black-Owned Firms
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Markets, analysts give Godongwana’s Budget a cautious cheer: Sin taxes are going up. But markets and analysts have raised a cautious glass to the 2024 Budget ...
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Markets, analysts give Godongwana’s Budget a cautious cheer
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Sasfin Rejects $250 Million Claim from South Africa’s Tax Agency: Sasfin Holdings Ltd. rejected a 4.87 billion rand ($255 million) damages claim brought by the ...
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Sasfin Rejects $250 Million Claim from South Africa’s Tax Agency
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BUDGET 2024 | Rand leaps after news of Godongwana’s budget speech: Markets liked the fact that government will use the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency ...
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BUDGET 2024 | Rand leaps after news of Godongwana’s budget speech
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Godongwana chose SA over playing politics: In an election year where appeasing the majority may have been the preferred course of action ...
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Godongwana chose SA over playing politics
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After the Bell: The Budget and the R150bn windfall: The issue of GFECRA sounds technical, but actually it’s very simple. The SA Reserve Bank runs a large reserve ...
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After the Bell: The Budget and the R150bn windfall
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Woman-owned business creates meal that feeds a family of four for R20: Pasta & Me is a small, 100% female-owned business created by Aziza Parker, a mother of two ...
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Woman-owned business creates meal that feeds a family of four for R20
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Some would-be blood donors say they were turned away from Rand clinic: Rand Memorial Hospital (RMH) officials are being asked to clarify their procedure for ...
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Some would-be blood donors say they were turned away from Rand clinic
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SA’s current account deficit widens significantly as trade surplus withers: South Africa’s current account deficit widened materially in the fourth quarter of ...
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SA’s current account deficit widens significantly as trade surplus withers
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Canal+ Ups Buyout Offer For African Content Giant MultiChoice To $1.8B: France's Canal+ has upped a buyout offer for African TV and streaming giant ...
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Canal+ Ups Buyout Offer For African Content Giant MultiChoice To $1.8B
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Geekdom coworking space expands footprint in downtown San Antonio: The tech-focused downtown coworking space has expanded its physical footprint ...
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Geekdom coworking space expands footprint in downtown San Antonio
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Enugu govt shuts ShopRite, SPAR malls, others over alleged tax evasion: The facilities were sealed on Tuesday by officials of the Enugu State Internal Revenue ...
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Enugu govt shuts ShopRite, SPAR malls, others over alleged tax evasion
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South African Shoprite Billionaire Christo Wiese Is Hunting for Diamonds, Again: The octogenarian retail tycoon dreams of stumbling upon a “big stone”
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South African Shoprite Billionaire Christo Wiese Is Hunting for Diamonds ...
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Turnover at Spar, Eurospar, Mace, and Londis business in Republic rises by 7% : Latest news on Ireland's companies and busines organisations and their impact ...
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Turnover at Spar, Eurospar, Mace, and Londis business in Republic rises by ...
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Disinflation uncertainty could push interest rate cuts to 2025: The US Federal Reserve’s ‘higher for longer’ stance and local election jitters have weighed on ...
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Disinflation uncertainty could push interest rate cuts to 2025
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