Month: May 2024
News24 | Rand weakens, bond yields rise as CSIR projects 42% for the ANC
South Africa’s ruling party looks set to fall well short of obtaining a parliamentary majority for the first time since it came to power at the end of apartheid three decades ago, a model developed by a state research agency shows.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Traffic delays for Cape Town as downed tree blocks Rhodes Drive, M3 affected
A tree has fallen onto Rhodes Drive, at the M3, resulting in significant traffic delays in Cape Town.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Investment update | Buried fortune of old copper wire is worth billions to telcos
The latest investment insights and market developments.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Are you done, mummy?’ Ramaphosa asks in intimate moment with his wife at voting booths
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife, Tshepo Motsepe, shared an intimate moment at the voting booths at Hitekani Primary School in Chiawelo, Soweto, on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Reserve Bank set to keep rates unchanged amid election noise
South Africa’s central bank is set to leave interest rates unchanged, staying the course in the inflation fight amid political uncertainty one day after the country’s tightest election in 30 years.
Continue ReadingNews24 | IEC withdraws problematic voter devices as thousands of voters left queueing for hours
Several glitches characterised the general elections on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Glitches and disruptions: Political leaders slam problems plaguing voting processes in Durban
Some political leaders have lamented issues that plagued the voting processes in Durban, but the electoral commission said they were niggling problems that couldn't have hindered voting.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Budget cuts hindered voter education of more complex voting process
The IEC has faced budget cuts in a more complex voting environment.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Elections 2024: Queues and glitches fail to deter voters as higher turnout than 2019’s 66% expected
A higher voter turnout than the 66% achieved in the 2019 general elections was envisaged this year after long queues snaked around voting stations.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Fake news’: Eskom rejects Malema’s claim load shedding will return ‘immediately after elections’
EFF leader Julius Malema has claimed the suspension of load shedding is a smokescreen and will return "immediately after the elections". But Eskom has confirmed load shedding will remain suspended until further notice.
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