SA determined to attend G20 Summit in Miami: Mashatile

Deputy President Paul Mashatile answering questions before NCOP, November 2025. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says South Africa is determined to attend the G20 Summit in Miami next year despite the US decision against the country. Mashatile says he is confident that other G20 countries will support South Africa’s continued membership and recognise the binding nature…

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Iran to boycott World Cup draw over visa restrictions

World Cup Playoff Tournament and European Playoff draws – FIFA Headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland- November 20, 2025. The original FIFA World Cup trophy is kept on display during the draws. Iran intends to boycott next week’s World Cup draw due to the limited number of visas allocated to the country’s football federation. According to the Tehran…

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Rand strengthens against weaker dollar

A street trader counts out change for a customer in Durban. The rand strengthened against a weaker greenback, after lacklustre United States data increased prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month. Like other risk-sensitive currencies, the rand frequently draws cues from both local and international sources, including US policy and economic statistics….

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De Lille calls on South Africans to vote GNU out

Community members gather for UNITE party’s mass meeting in Kliptown, Soweto. GOOD Party leader and Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille has called on citizens to vote out the current government. This is despite the party being a member of the Government of National Unity. De Lille was speaking at a mass meeting of the…

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CSIR, Govt collaborate to boost SA small-scale farmers’

A lack of access to reliable information is one of the major challenges facing small-scale farmers in South Africa. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research states that it is working to address this issue in collaboration with the relevant government departments. The Head of the CSIR’s Precision Agriculture Research Group, Professor Moses Azong Cho,…

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Matriculants urged to refrain from unsafe pens-down celebrations

File image | Learners in a classroom. The Northern Cape Department of Education has urged matriculants taking the 2025 Senior Certificate Examinations to refrain from unsafe ‘pens-down’ celebrations. Matriculants across the country will finish writing their last paper on Thursday. Provincial education department spokesperson, Geoffrey Van Der Merwe, says the department discourages the hosting and attendance…

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