Reserve Bank keeps rates on hold, but two members vote for a hike accreditation 
By: News24Wire 21st September 2023 The Monetary Policy Committee has kept South Africa’s key interest rate steady at 8.25% for a second consecutive meeting. This was in line with... →
Gungubele assures Sassa beneficiaries Postbank board changes won’t impact operations
By: Thabi Madiba 21st September 2023 Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Mondli Gungubele on Thursday assured South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) social grant... →
Adrian Gore: Govt needs the private sector if it wants NHI to succeed
By: News24Wire 21st September 2023 Discovery CEO Adrian Gore says while the health insurance group he founded 31 years ago supports the notion of universal healthcare, government’s... →
Killing Councillors: Death toll at 21 after murder of KZN councillor a month after attempt on his life
By: News24Wire 21st September 2023 Mzwandile Shandu, the Mkhambathini Local Municipality African National Congress (ANC) Ward 7 councillor, was shot dead in uMlazi on Wednesday – 30... →
Haiti, Kenya set up diplomatic ties
By: Reuters 21st September 2023 Haiti and Kenya established diplomatic relations on Wednesday, according to a statement on social media platform X by Ariel Henry, prime minister... →
Congo president asks UN peacekeepers to start packing up this year
By: Reuters 21st September 2023 Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has asked his government to fast track the withdrawal of a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping... →
Parliament to vote on Gcaleka's appointment as Public Protector on 19 October
By: News24Wire 21st September 2023 Kholeka Gcaleka's appointment as Public Protector will now be considered by the National Assembly on 19 October at the Cape Town City Hall.... →
SANDF releases names of navy submariners who died in Kommetjie tragedy
By: Thabi Madiba 21st September 2023 The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Thursday released the names of the three South African Navy (SAN) submariners who tragically... →
'Corruption has no place in this country': Unite Behind camps outside Parliament demanding change
By: News24Wire 21st September 2023 Unite Behind is holding a three-day anti-corruption demonstration and fast outside Parliament to draw attention to the suffering that corruption... →
Reserve Bank set to hold rates, keep hawkish bias
By: Bloomberg 21st September 2023 South Africa’s central bank is set to keep interest rates steady for a second straight meeting, while hinting at the possibility of further hikes... →
South Africa’s finances are in a parlous state, Godongwana warns
By: Bloomberg 21st September 2023 South Africa’s public finances are in a poor state, with the government failing to meet its tax-collection targets and tighter financial conditions... →
SA introduces standard to assist local govt to adapt to climate change
By: News24Wire 20th September 2023 The South African Bureau of Standards has published a technical specification to assist local governments and communities in developing plans to... →
Unite Behind rushes to court after City of Cape Town rejects protest application
By: News24Wire 20th September 2023 Civil society organisation Unite Behind has lodged an urgent court application after the City of Cape Town rejected its application to erect tents... →
