Dollar dismal, yen muted in 2025 but euro shines

The US dollar inched higher on Wednesday but was still heading for its biggest annual drop since 2017 as interest rate cuts, fiscal worries and erratic US trade policy under President Donald Trump drove currency markets in 2025. Those themes are likely to remain in 2026, suggesting the dollar’s dire performance could extend and underpin the behaviour of some of…

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Alleged Free State serial rapist nabbed

A man in handcuffs Free State police have arrested a 55-year-old man who is allegedly linked to a string of rapes and robberies spanning over two decades across Thabong in Welkom and Bloemfontein. The suspect’s run from the law came to an end recently when he allegedly attacked and raped a 21-year-old woman at a…

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