South Africa as a member of BRICS must utilise its role in the organization to have an equal footing with the United States to strike a fair free-trade agreement. This was according to BRICS Business Council member Stavros Nicolaou who said in statement. South Africa stands at the Geographic Cross Roads of the world. According […]
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The Rand strengthened against the dollar last week Friday the 11th of April. The experts have cautioned that it remains vulnerable to developments in Washington’s global trade war and the potential for a split with in South Africa’s coalition government. The Rand was trading at 19.21 against the dollar, approximately 1.3 % stronger than Thursday’s
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International Professional Soccer is largely a business built on entertainment for the spectators. The Premier Soccer League (PSL) is abuzz with transfer news as regards to Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa. Bafana Bafana youngsters Relebohile Mofokeng and Jayden Adams have several clubs courting them for the League. This has raised high hopes
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Syria is one of the most complicated nations in the world. Last year in December the rebel movement led by now interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa saw the toppling of long-time leader Bashir Al Assad in the culmination of the country’s 2011 Arab Spring uprising turned civil war. Al- Sharaa as transitional head of state announced
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It had begun on Wednesday 9th of June. US President Donald J. Trump’s imposition of thirty percent trade tariffs on South Africa took effect. South Africans should brace themselves for a period where prices become unstable. The US President known for his single-minded leadership claimed South Africa has been “ripping off” US taxpayers and insisted
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South Africa’s passport usage now ranks 100th in the world. This places it at middling placement that comes across as weaker due to several limited Visa-free travel, poor global perception and limited personal freedoms. This research was conducted by Nomad Capitalist, a tax and immigration consultancy, as per its Nomad Passport Index 2025. Unique to
The KwaDakuza club went unbeaten on their way to the championship, toppling Nkobongo Cricket Club in the final. Kwadakuza’s Magnum Cricket Club cruised to victory on their return to the iLembe District SM Holdings T20 League last weekend. The team went unbeaten on the way to the title, grabbing four bonus point wins along the
Five suspected cash-in-transit robbers from Gauteng were fatally wounded in a shoot-out with police after allegedly planning another heist in in KwaZulu-Natal. The shoot-out by the police took place on Monday at Ridgeview near Chesterville, Durban, yesterday afternoon. “Police were conducting an intelligence-led operation after gathering information that the suspects were planning to commit yet
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The General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill has been signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa. According to the president, the law is meant to lay the foundation for reforms to the country’s intelligence services. The Amendment Act is an update to the National Strategic Intelligence Act of 1994, and the intelligence Services Oversight Act of
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The Unfancied Noordheuwel from Krugersdorp Verses the Garsfontein from Pretoria in a bone crunching rugby match. This took place on the Markotter Fields in Stellenbosch. The Rugby school games were between Noord-Suid/ North-South Schools rugby teams. While neither won their matches against the more fancied Grey Colle (22-24) and Paul Roos (32-34), Noordheuwel and Garsfontein
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