The US dollar was on the back foot on Tuesday in cautious trading as investors braced for a possible US government shutdown that would halt economic data releases including the crucial jobs report later this week. Government funding will expire at midnight on Tuesday unless Republicans and Democrats agree to a last-minute temporary spending deal, with President Donald Trump…
Former deputy president Mabuza poses for a photo at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 19 June 2024. The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court in Mbombela has ordered insurance company Alexander Forbes, not to pay out the R44.7 million of former Deputy President David Mabuza to his widow, Patience Mnisi. This is an interim…
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and his former bodyguard Adriaan Snyman appear in the East London Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape on September 20, 2025. The presiding magistrate in the case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and his former bodyguard Adriaan Snyman is continuing to review witness statements in…
Bank of Algeria Algeria will issue its first-ever sovereign sukuk, worth $2.3 billion, early in November this year, according to a government document seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the matter. The sukuk issuance is part of the North African country’s efforts to diversify its financing sources and deepen domestic financial markets, amid…
South Africa’s Ox Nche in action Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has made four changes to the match day 23 for Saturday’s Rugby Championship decider against Argentina at Twickenham in London. The team to face Los Pumas sees the return of Ox Nche to the starting team, as well as Grant Williams, Jesse Kriel and Bongi…
The East London Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape delivers judgment in the case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and his former bodyguard Adriaan Snyman. Malema is facing charges of discharging a firearm in public during the EFF’s 5th anniversary celebrations at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane in 2018. On the other…
File image| Cabinet Lekgotla 2024. The second Cabinet Lekgotla of the Government of National Unity (GNU) for the year will kick off at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria later on Tuesday. The two-day meeting brings together ministers and their deputies from the ten GNU parties, premiers, directors-general and leadership of the South African…
FILE| Protesting residents barricade road in Soweto A protest by residents has caused major traffic disruptions in Pennyville near New Canada in Soweto. Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) has been deployed to monitor the situation. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the community is demonstrating against alleged planned evictions in the area. He says protesters have…
The renaming of the Kruger National Park will have dire consequences, according to the tourism sector in Mpumalanga. This, after the provincial Legislature adopted a motion to rename the Kruger National Park, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport and the Jan van Riebeeck Stadium in Witbank. Other sections of the community suggest that South Africa should strive…
Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo testified at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on September 29, 2025. Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo says there are WhatsApp messages, which allegedly demonstrate how alleged cartel member Vusumuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala facilitated payments to the African National Congress (ANC) via Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s alleged associate Brown Mogotsi. Khumalo testified…
