GNU has helped change how IFP is perceived, says Hlabisa

Inkatha Freedom Party president, Velenkosini Hlabisa. 2 minutes Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Velenkosini Hlabisa says the Government of National Unity (GNU) has helped change how the party is perceived by the broader South African electorate. Hlabisa was speaking to the SABC at the IFP’s 50th Anniversary celebrations in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, at the weekend. Hlabisa,…

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African trade bloc COMESA launches digital payments system

US bank note. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has launched a digital payments system to cut transaction costs by allowing businesses to settle deals in local currencies, it said on Thursday. COMESA, which has 21 member states including Egypt, Kenya and Ethiopia, joins efforts by the African continent to push for…

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Land Bank Insurance Company pilots index insurance in South Africa

Source: Land Bank. Over the next two years, Land Bank Insurance Company (LBIC) will pilot index insurance in South Africa targeting smallholder producers to provide affordable drought-risk insurance for both crop and livestock farmers. Index insurance products have proven to be a cost-efficient and administratively effective way to insure smallholder and semi-commercial farmers. Under these…

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‘SABBATICAL’: The homecoming so many people avoid

Debut feature director Karabo Lediga giving direction during the filming of SABBATICAL 4 minutes A new movie release, ‘SABBATICAL’, looks at the unannounced return of a banker, Lesego, to her childhood home. Lesego is the face of many young Black professionals — groomed to succeed, taught to never look back, told that failure isn’t just…

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Loate urges political reset at Lekota tribute

The late Congress of the People (COPE) leader, Mosiua Lekota Acting Congress of the People (COPE) President, Teboho Loate has called for a renewed political landscape for the betterment of all South Africans. Loate shared this sentiment as the African National Congress’ (ANC) Provincial Working Committee and the Free State Government visited the home of…

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