Steady finances, growing risks: What to expect from SA’s mini budget – SABC News

By Isaac Matshego The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, the colloquial “Mini Budget”, draws far less attention than the Budget Speech in February each year. However, it is an essential cog

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Opinion| AfCRA and African Agency: Any Room for Scepticism? – SABC News

By Adeoye O. Akinola The establishment of continental institutions, such as the African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) on 8 October in Mauritius, often generates hope and scepticism. Indeed, Africa is

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Brent crude holds near five-month high on Middle East tension – SABC News

Oil prices advanced on Tuesday, with Brent hovering ​around a five-month high as traders priced in a geopolitical risk premium from Houthi attacks ‌on Saudi infrastructure and reports of vessel

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Ekurhuleni given the go-ahead to procure IPPs

The City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng has been given the go-ahead to procure new electricity generation capacity directly from Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

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SANEF raises court reporting concerns

The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) says it will be approaching the Magistrates Commission to outline concerns regarding restrictive court reporting. SANEF’s Media Freedom Chair, Nicki Gules, says the

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Ramaphosa says Govt looking at options as fuel prices climb – SABC News

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is considering its options in response to escalating fuel prices, joining other countries grappling with rising global oil costs. Fuel prices are expected to

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SKD phasing-out signals significant shift for automotive industry – SABC News

By Siyabonga Mthembu The announcement by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, that South Africa will phase out existing Semi-Knock-Down (SKD) operations and no longer support new

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INTERCEPTION @ Earthdance – South Africa – 2026

A journey through deep, hypnotic grooves, earthy textures and psychedelic atmospheres, moving between dark progressive and Australian bush-inspired sounds. Built for the dancefloor, this set was captured with the raw

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Three men to appear in court over slain runner’s smartwatch

Three men facing charges for the possession of a smartwatch belonging to slain runner Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo are expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrates’ Court. Last week, two

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Nothing concrete for developing countries post IMF/World Bank meeting – SABC News

Last week’s meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank yielded no new answers for the developing world to the questions posed by a spreading Middle East war,

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