[FILE IMAGE]: Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana addresses a media briefing at Parliament in Cape Town on May 21, 2025. Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana says National Treasury has no plans to lower the current inflation target. This after the SA Reserve Bank announced that it will start targeting the 3% inflation target and not 4,5%…
Stranded FlySafair passengers at OR Tambo International Airport on July 21, 2025. South Africa’s Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) says operational challenges that caused disruptions and departure delays at OR Tambo International Airport have been resolved. The disturbances were caused by a failure in the Flight Plan Management system, affecting Air Traffic Control operations…
Bank notes and coins. An economist at FNB, Koketso Mano, says the Reserve Bank’s decision to target the lower part of the 3 to 6% inflation range will have some implications for workers and businesses. Mano argues that workers will face challenges negotiating salary increases beyond 3% while businesses will be forced to absorb rising…
Person holds a Palestine flag Members of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign staged a protest outside the British Consulate in Cape Town on Friday. They were demanding that the United Kingdom withdraw their support to Israel, accusing them and the United States of being accomplices in what they call genocide against the people of Palestine. The…
Judge President Dunstan Mlambo at the JSC interviews for deputy chief justice position. Advocates For Transformation (AFT) has welcomed the appointment of former Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo as Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa, describing it as a “moment of deep national significance”. This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa gave the final nod to…
[FILE IMAGE]: Taxis parked at a taxi rank. Taxi commuters in Lebowakgomo, Limpopo, are appealing to the police to curb taxi violence in the area. Commuters coordinator Malose Modisha says they’re affected by the taxi conflict. The Lebowakgomo and Zebediela taxi associations are fighting over routes. Modisha says police must take action and arrest the…
Illegal miners getting arrested. Police in Mpumalanga have arrested close to a thousand illegal miners at the Sheba Gold Mine in Barberton. Most of the arrested illegal miners are undocumented foreign nationals. The zama-zamas were arrested during a police led raid titled Operation Vala Umgodi. The operation is aimed at combating illegal mining activities. Provincial…
Cranes ready to load containers onto ships at Durban Harbour. Concerns are mounting over the US’ recently imposed 30% tariff on South Africa and its potential ripple effects on South Africa’s small and medium-sized enterprises. This has prompted some economists to advise SMEs to be innovative and adapt to the current global economic situation. In…
Professor Firoz Cachalia officially sworn in as acting police minister at the Union Buildings in Pretoria today. DA’s Spokesperson on Police, Ian Cameron, says they have identified critical areas of expectation for the new acting Police Minister, Professor Firoz Cachalia. Cachalia was officially sworn in at the Union Buildings in Pretoria earlier today….
Cricket ball and bat. Australia completed a 5-0 sweep of the West Indies in their Twenty20 international series with Ben Dwarshuis’s bowling paving the way for a three-wicket victory in Basseterre, Saint Kitts on Monday. Mitchell Owen top-scored for Australia with 37 off 17 balls, while Cameron Green (32), Tim David (30) and Aaron Hardie…
