Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago. Analysts expect the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to keep interest rates unchanged when it announces its decision on Thursday this week. Despite reduced inflation expectations, the bank is expected to hold the rate-cutting cycle this week with a final cut only expected later in the year. At its…
Partriarchal bull Fresh from her participation in a prestigious group exhibition at the Venice Biennale, emerging visual artist Shalom Kufakwatenzi recently presented her first solo exhibition. The show provides an exciting opportunity to appraise the growth and development of her practice. This could be the birth of another star in the constellation of Zimbabwean female…
Traffic officia duting a road safety operation. The Eastern Cape Transport Department says it is hopeful it will keep the downward trajectory of road fatalities in the province until the end of the holiday season. The department says it has recorded a decrease in the number of fatalities recorded on the roads compared to the…
Members of the SANDF bid farewell to Staff Sergeant, William Cola, in Louterwater who died in the DRC. 2 minutes The Deputy Minister of Defence, Bantu Holomisa, says the department will hold a debriefing where they will look at the incidents that led to the deaths of the 14 soldiers in the Eastern Democratic Republic…
MIP Africa, an continental and international film and documentary festival and content market held this week at the Cape Town Convention Centre. Cape Town has been turned into Africa’s creative capital this week, as MIP Africa and FAME Week 2025 light up the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). It’s the continent’s biggest content market…
Outside the Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria. 1 minute A suspect linked to an assault incident at the Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria is set to appear in the local Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The Congolese national was arrested in Yeoville, Johannesburg, over a week ago after a video surfaced showing a group of men being physically…
Minister Parks Tau alongside his Chinese counterpart Minister Wang Wentao South Africa’s Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau is leading the South African delegation to the Joint Economic Trade Commission in Beijing, China, alongside his counterpart, Minister Wang Wentao. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral trade ties and promoting closer economic cooperation between South…
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero maintains he always knew he would retain the mayoral chain despite a motion of no confidence against him. The DA tabled the motion against Morero, arguing that he had failed in his duties resulting in the City deteriorating. The opposition party also raised concerns with the…
Secondary school learners 3 minutes Schooling has been disrupted by torrential rains in some areas in the North West province. Learning was halted at several schools due to flooding and collapsed infrastructure while some learners did not report to school due to inaccessible roads that affected scholar transport. Torrential rain has been falling in many…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. 2 minutes The DA says it’s hoping for a case of third time lucky when Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers his Budget Speech on Wednesday. The first Budget Speech on the 19th of February was cancelled a few minutes before the address after partners in the Government of National Unity rejected…
