SA still has much work ahead to fix the economy: Economist

[File Image]: Global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings downgraded South Africa’s currency to junk status on Friday. Chief Economist at Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt, says more work still needs to be done to improve South Africa’s economic conditions. This comes after the global rating agency, Standard and Poor’s (S&P), raised South Africa’s credit…

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Kubayi warns against power-hungry leaders

NEC member Mmamoloko Kubayi African National Congress NEC member Mmamoloko Kubayi has warned against leaders who are detached from reality but only want to contest power. Kubayi was delivering a keynote address on the first day of the 7th ANC Nelson Mandela Regional Conference at the Nelson Mandela University. The conference has been postponed many…

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Five killed in a head-on collision at Umzumbe, KZN

[File image] Five people, believed to be members of the same family, have died in a head-on collision at Umzumbe on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Authorities say the crash involving a light motor vehicle and a seven-seater minibus happened on the N2 before the Umzumbe River bridge on Friday night. The Road Traffic Inspectorate says…

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Media downsizing and closures threaten democracy and diversity: Tau

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau speaking during an event. Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has received the Competition Commission’s Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry report for tabling in Parliament. Speaking at the release of the report in Sandton, Johannesburg, the minister notes that the shift to online news consumption facilitated…

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