Wall Street ends higher after Zelenskyy and Trump clash

People are seen on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, March 19, 2021. 3 minutes Wall Street has ended higher after a choppy trading session, with Dell Technologies dipping and other tech stocks climbing after a meeting between the US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr…

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Top golfers compete in SA open championship in Durban

1 minute The Investec South African Open Championship, one of the world’s oldest golf tournaments, begins today at the Durban Country Club. A strong field of golfers will compete for the prestigious title. Defending champion and South Africa’s LIV Golf member, Dean Burmester, will be aiming to retain his title after securing a three-stroke victory…

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Poultry farmers urge govt to tackle bird flu threat

Chickens are seen at a poultry farm. 1 minute Poultry farmers have called on the Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development Department to find urgent solutions to the possible resurgence of bird flu in the country. The South African Poultry Association has issued a warning to this effect. Farmers are currently experiencing losses due to…

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Gqeberha-based NGO donates sports facilities to E Cape school

Girls’ netball league in Gqeberha poses on court with Ministry of Education and school officials 2 minutes A Gqeberha-based NGO has handed over state-of-the-art sports facilities worth R300 000 to Loyiso High School in Zwide township, Eastern Cape. The facilities for Netball and a tennis court will be used after school for learners to train…

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Budget Office urges govt to reveal alternative revenue sources

A calculator and pen depicted in the picture. 2 minutes The Parliamentary Budget Office says the government must reveal its alternative sources of revenue should the ANC-proposed two percentage points in value-added tax not be approved. Last month, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget policy statement was postponed to the 12th of this month. This after…

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Rand trading at R18,48 to US dollar

South African R100 notes. 1 minute The rand is trading at R18,48 to the US dollar; R23,28 to pound sterling, and R19,23 to the euro. The euro is trading at $1,04, and the dollar is trading at 150,5-5 Japanese yen. In China, a dollar is changing hands at 7-yuan-28 and in India at 87-rupees-41. Now…

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