Day: April 8, 2025
News24 | Trade turmoil has changed SA interest rate outlook – but the rand is a wild card
Markets are now pricing in much steeper interest rate cuts in the US — and SA may also see more than previously thought.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Adriaan Basson | It’s Mashatile vs Ramaphosa in the battle for the GNU
Why is Deputy President Paul Mashatile suddenly so vocal in his opposition to the DA's future participation in the GNU? Because of his breathless ambition to success President Cyril Ramaphosa, writes Adriaan Basson.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Some SA shares recover despite global carnage – but ‘man-made’ crisis poses big threats
In a day of global carnage, the JSE showed signs of recovery, leaving investors with few certainties - but potentially some buying opportunities - to consider.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ANALYSIS | A broken system: Why the NPA’s reform is urgent
The lack of urgency in every aspect of criminal justice is crippling South Africa, as the system fails to address growth-limiting crime and corruption. Urgent legislative reform of the National Prosecuting Authority is part of the answer, and it may have to originate from Parliament...
Continue ReadingNews24 | R400 000 water bill nightmare: Cape Town couple’s 12-year battle over meter blunder
For 12 years, David Swartz and his wife, Astrid, who live in Ottery, have been locked in a dispute with the City of Cape Town.
Continue ReadingNews24 | First wives’ consent debated: Mpumalanga backs polygamy, but wants Marriage Bill to protect women
While the inclusion of polygamy in the Marriage Bill was generally welcomed in Mpumalanga, there was a strong emphasis, from both men and women, that women's rights should be protected.
Continue ReadingNews24 | GNU fallout: No sympathy for the DA, say GNU partners amid rising tensions
Political parties in the government of national unity have shown no sympathy for the DA and FF Plus after the two parties voted against the fiscal framework in the National Assembly last week.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Fidelity Fund: 25 lawyers jailed for theft over 7 years – 561 now accused of stealing
A lawyer who killed three people in a cocaine-fuelled car crash and a Moja Love "expert" are among the 59 legal practitioners convicted of stealing trust funds from their clients in the past seven years, the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF) has revealed.
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