Food, housing push SA inflation up to 3% in June: Stats SA

Consumer inflation edged higher in June. Stats SA data show that the annual consumer price inflation was 3% in June, up from 2.8% in May. The main positive contributors to the 3 percent annual inflation rate were housing and utilities, food and non-alcoholic beverages, and alcoholic beverages and tobacco. Between May and June, the CPI increased…

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LIVE: Asbestos case resumes

1 minute The trial of former Free State Premier Ace Magashule who is accused number 13 in the asbestos roof removal case involving R255 million is underway at the High Court in Bloemfontein with indications that the accused will plead not guilty. LIVE STREAM: 

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More 20 fatalities recorded due to KZN floods

Damage after floods. 2 minutes More than 20 people have died in floods in KwaZulu-Natal over the past two months. This was announced by KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi at a media briefing today. He says as heavy rains persist, people must be always be cautious and avoid building…

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NSFAS to address issues facing student accommodation in KZN

3 minutes The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is working to address issues facing student accommodation in KwaZulu-Natal, where landlords have not been paid. Angry landlords blocked the entrance to one of the TVET Colleges in Durban over the outstanding payments. Registration has been disrupted at the Mbumbulu TVET College in KwaMakhutha, south of…

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