The Federal Reserve building in Washington, United States on 16 September 2025. The US central bank has cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point for the third time this year, with a new range of 3.5% to 3.75%. The Federal Reserve decision comes as it seeks to support a weakening job market even as…
A community member grabs a piece of fruit at the food market A new study commissioned by Food Forward SA and the University of Cape Town has revealed that the crisis of food insecurity in South Africa is deepening. High food prices have affected approximately 16 million people, especially female and youth-headed households. The…
Pylons carry electricity from a sub-station of state power utility Eskom outside Cape Town in this picture taken March 20, 2016. 3 minutes Eskom’s proposed increase in electricity tariffs has been opposed by various stakeholders as well as members of the public. Nersa’s public hearings on Eskom’s proposed electricity tariff hike are under way in…
Rokid was established in 2014 and has grown over a decade to become a global leader in AR technology. ADVANCEMENT in technologies must not restrict people from being realistic and adopting sustainable approaches to their own contexts. Instead, technology should enhance a people’s togetherness. This was said by award-winning professor of communication at the Communication…
Sakupwanya paid each of the 19 players and 11 technical staff US$1 500 after their 5-1 win over DZ Royals midweek. SCOTTLAND FC president Pedzisayi “Scott” Sakupwanya has dangled a US$10 000 carrot for each player if the team wins promotion to the Premier Soccer League. The team currently sits second on the Northern Region…
[File Image]: Construction of a building. 2 minutes The Patriotic Alliance Member of Parliament, Ashley Sauls told Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Minister Dean Macpherson that delays in completing infrastructure projects are not only caused by various challenges or the so called construction Mafias. Sauls was responding to Macpherson ‘s statement in the National Assembly….
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has called on the agricultural sector in the province to transition to climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in an effort to protect crops from severe weather patterns. KwaZulu-Natal’s vulnerability to extreme weather events, has in recent years, caused significant damage in the agricultural sector and loss of life. A…
Police vans at the scene of an arrest. Five people, who include a senior official from the Bloemfontein branch of the Department of Labour, and four civilians have been arrested in connection with fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) claims. The countrywide crackdown was launched five months ago. One of the arrests so far was made…
Chief Justice Mandisa Maya. Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has issued directions in former President Jacob Zuma and the uMkhonto weSizwe(MKP) party’s legal challenge against President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police Minister on special leave. The said directions set a number of deadlines for interested parties, namely those who wish to oppose the application must…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, the Presidency has confirmed. Ramaphosa arrived in Washington, DC, on Monday and will receive briefings from several South African ministers who are in the US to support the visit. Further details of…
