South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures have been reported to have dropped below expectations. This means the national economy is seeing a quarter-on-quarter decline. According to Stats SA, South Africa’s GDP decreased by 0.3 % in Q3 2024. This was followed by the same increase (0.3 %) in the second quarter of the year. […]
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Taariq Stokes will be running from Johannesburg to Durban. The Wentworth resident will be covering 704 kilometres. He is raising funds for Awareness on Men’s mental health issues. In a few days, Taariq Stokes will be taking on a massive task. The Wentworth native will be running from Johannesburg to Durban – that’s 704km! Taariq
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered another address this time to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) concerning the state of the country in terms of economics, politics, health and society. He of course spoke about the previous elections and service delivery. The president refers to the creation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) between the
Lebanon has been given a reprieve since Israel agreed to a cease fire after bombarding the country’s southern parts. Now tens of thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah headed back to their devastated towns and villages on Wednesday. Under the terms of the deal that brought the war to a
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Suben Moodley, Vice President for the Corporate Services at Toyota South Africa, spoke at the KwaZulu-Natal Investment Conference in Durban, he urged investors, corporate managers and government officials alike to consider moving the country to adapt to the global shift toward new energy vehicles (NEVs). Moodley stressed that South Africa must act decisively to secure
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has given his consent to an arranged sixty-day cease fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah. However, he faces opposition from hardliners from within his own cabinet. The decision to give consent was revealed in a leak by an Israeli news paper citing high-level sources. This news outlet went on to say that
The city of Pietermaritzburg has determined to make itself into a centre for sport. Aquatic sports such as swimming will have a major role here when it is completed. At the heart of this is the construction of a multimillion-Rand Olympic-standard aquatic Park. It is being built at St Charles College. The R 170 million
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Durban has been having its fair share of the expired foods and other products scandal that is sweeping South Africa. On Margaret Mncadi Avenue, an unlicenced supermarket had to be closed after being found to be in serious violation of health and safety standards. The shop in question was selling expired food products and out-of-date
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The construction of Mega Project Neom, Saudi Arabia was always going to have an array of dark twists and turns. This is due to its labour being driven by an authoritarian government that had no experience or regard in how to build it appropriately or treat the workers it employs. Now a Pakistani migrant worker
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President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to call an emergency family meeting to address the scourge of food poisoning cases in South Africa, allegedly due to mismanagement of items in Spaza shops. On Wednesday Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said a date that has yet to be confirmed, however, the government was deeply focused to
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