Source: Reuters. The Bitcoin options market was already targeting $80,000 for late November expiries even before yesterday’s vote. $73,500 was the previous high in March this year. The cryptocurrency is currently trading at ZAR 1,302,085 (at 15h15). The rest of the crypto market has also surged. The futures market suggests that the record-breaking rally in…
EFF delegates at the National People’s Assembly at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on 13 December 2024. 1 minute Outgoing Economic Freedom Fighters(EFF) officials will brief the media at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg today, where the party is holding its third national people’s assembly. The briefing will be led by outgoing party…
George Airport 1 minute Flights are expected to be disrupted at George Airport in the Western Cape today due to severe inclement weather conditions. The Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) says the unsafe conditions include strong winds. They could affect a particular runway that is currently under maintenance. Earlier this month, flights had to…
Soccer player and ball. 2 minutes A Nigerian club, the league and the country’s football federation (NFF) were found negligent for the death of player Chineme Martins after he collapsed during a game in March 2020, players’ union FIFPRO said on Thursday. Martins, who played for Nasarawa United, died aged 23 when he collapsed during…
2 minutes Whistleblowers in South Africa have been described as indispensable to the country’s fight against crime. This is because blowing the lid on corruption and crime could come at a huge cost. This is according to Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi, Minister of Public Service and Administration, speaking at the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting in…
1 minute It was another difficult session for Team South Africa at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday. Only Rebecca Meder and Ruard Van Reenen managed to qualify for their respective semi-finals. Meder will be hoping for a medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke final Thursday evening. Rebecca Meder is…
The remarks by Gwanyanya come as the six-month old Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) has stuttered, amid fears it would be rejected in formal markets. PERSISTENCE Gwanyanya, a member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) Monetary Policy Committee, has said the country is in dire need of an alternative to United States dollar as a store…
NSFAS’ Administrator Mr Freeman Nomvalo 3 minutes More than 7 000 students could be evicted from their accommodation, if the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) doesn’t prioritise their funding. NSFAS owes the Private Student Housing Association (PSHA) R44 million. The body says they won’t be able to accommodate the students if the outstanding funds are…
1 minute The final analogue switch-off set for 31 March 2025 will not go ahead as planned. This comes as the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria suspended the switch-off deadline and interdicted the Minister from implementing it pending a final determination on part B, which is the review of the lawfulness of the decision to…
A doctor exams mammograms 3 minutes A Wits University study has identified two new breast cancer genes in black women, which is a significant breakthrough in understanding how the disease develops in African populations. Researchers say these genes have not been associated with the disease before. They say genetic factors contribute to 30% of breast…
