Prof Bengu’s memorial service set for Thursday in Eshowe

[File photo] Late Professor Sibusiso Bengu 5 minutes The memorial service for democratic South Africa’s first Minister of Education, Professor Sibusiso Bengu, will take place in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. He has been granted a special official category two funeral. Bengu died at his home in Mtunzini last month at the age of 90. Education…

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SA’s economy contracts by 0.3% in third quarter

Nobutho Thethani, a local farmer works the land at Lawley informal settlement in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa. 1 minute South Africa’s economy contracted by 0 .3% in the third quarter from a revised 0.3% growth in the second quarter of the year. The latest data released by Statistics South Africa shows that various…

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Sicelo Clinic reopens in Midvaal after 2017 fire

Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko at the Sicelo Clinic in Midvaal. 2 minutes Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, will officially reopen the Sicelo Clinic in Midvaal, Sedibeng District, this morning. The clinic, which served over 7 000 people, was burned during a community protest in 2017. The newly rebuilt…

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Repo rate cut to ease consumer debt burden

3 minutes As expected, the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.5%. This brings the prime lending rate to 11%. This is the benchmark rate that banks charge their customers for loans. There was some relief for indebted consumers as the Reserve Bank cut…

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EFF adopts declaration of intent following its conference

EFF delegates at the National People’s Assembly at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on 13 December 2024. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has adopted a declaration of intent following its four-day National People’s Assembly at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto, Johannesburg. Newly re-elected party secretary-general Marshall Dlamini made the announcement following…

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