The average take-home pay reaches highest level yet in September

Source: Pexels Recent developments in the economy have given a boost to salary earners and could potentially spill over into the upcoming busy shopping period. “The average nominal take-home pay reached R17,171 while in real terms, salaries adjusted for inflation tracked higher at R14,969, improving by 5.6% year-on-year,” says Shergeran Naidoo, BankservAfrica’s head of stakeholder…

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Jacob Zuma to launch MKP youth league in Durban

uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma. 1 minute National convenor of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s Youth League, Qiniso Cibane, says their leader, Jacob Zuma, is set to launch the party’s youth league’s national programme in Durban today to mark Youth Day. Cibane, who expressed concern over unemployment, crime and gender-based violence, says Zuma will give…

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WRC drivers reach agreement with FIA on swearing during racing

Rally car racing in snow filled roads 2 minutes World championship rally drivers have resolved a dispute with the sport’s governing body over when they can swear during a competition. The World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) had protested after Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux was fined 10 000 euros ($11,375.00), with a further 20 000 suspended, for swearing in a television interview…

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IMF’s confidence in SA shows NDP objectives can be met: Ntshavheni

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s showing appreciation of the country’s steady growth and upwardly revising its growth projections, South Africa is on course to meet its National Development Plan (NDP) objectives. In 2012, Cabinet adopted the NDP as the country’s economic…

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24 suspected illegal miners at the Sheba Mine to appear in court

Illegal miners appear in the Barberton Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga on August 4, 2025. The 24 illegal miners who resurfaced at the Sheba Gold Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga, on Monday are expected to appear in the local Magistrate’s court today. Twenty-eight others resurfaced yesterday and will appear in court tomorrow. Those arrested are facing charges…

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Health alert over rising suspected paediatric illness cases in EC

File image The Eastern Cape Health Department has issued an urgent warning following a suspected outbreak of paediatric illness cases in Aberdeen. The department says it has recorded an increase in children presenting with similar respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms at its facilities between the 30th of January overlapping to February. Provincial Health Department Spokesperson, Camagwini…

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