insert_link Business / Economics IJG Ghost Biz – 21 March 2024 Gary and the Ghost discuss the JSE itself, Brait, Remgro and Sabvest, and more on the unbundling of WeBuyCars. https://iono.fm/e/1418368 todayMarch 22, 2024 13
insert_link Business / Economics Morning Biznews update – 22 March 2024 With South Africa’s annual consumer price inflation increasing to 5.6% in February, exceeding economists' expectations, and rising closer to the top of the central bank's 3% to 6% target range, all hopes of an interest rate cut before the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in July have fallen. A number of economists are in fact now looking at September as the first opportunity for any easing of the country’s 8.25% repurchase rate. […] todayMarch 22, 2024 5
insert_link World Portugal to establish coalition government In Portugal, the leader of the centre-right Democratic Alliance party, Luis Montenegro, has been invited to try to form a government after inconclusive elections earlier this month. Giles Gibson reports though that he has already ruled out a coalition with the far-right Chega party, which now holds 50 seats in parliament. todayMarch 22, 2024 10
insert_link Africa Investors watching Senegal election closely Foreign investors are keeping a close eye on Senegal’s upcoming election, already marred by delays and uncertainty, amid concerns over the political and economic direction in which key opposition leaders might take the country if voted into power. Al Jazeera reports that nineteen candidates are running in Sunday’s election, including former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, and Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a tax inspector running in place of jailed opposition figure Ousmane Sonko. While […] todayMarch 22, 2024 3
insert_link Namibia Angolan national trampled by elephant An Angolan national has died after being attacked by an elephant in the Uukolonkadi-Ruacana conservancy. Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, spokesperson Romeo Muyunda says that the deceased and others were attempting to chase the elephant from a field. todayMarch 22, 2024 12
insert_link Namibia Namibian delegation to attend 148th Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Peter Katjavivi, will lead a delegation of members of parliament to attend the 148th Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly in Geneva, Switzerland from 23 to 27 March. While there, members are expected to participate in meetings of IPU statutory bodies, such as the governing council and standing committees ranging from the human rights of parliamentarians to what parliamentary action to take regarding the protracted conflict in […] todayMarch 22, 2024 9
insert_link Sport Sainz feeling ‘positive’ about Ferrari return after surgery Carlos Sainz expressed confidence Thursday he was fit enough to drive his Ferrari in Melbourne but will decide whether to race after seeing how his body holds up in practice. The Spaniard underwent surgery for appendicitis two weeks ago, forcing him to miss the last grand prix in Saudi Arabia, where teenage reserve driver Oliver Bearman came seventh. Sainz said he was improving by the day, having spent […] todayMarch 21, 2024 3
insert_link Sport Hosts France favourites after kind men’s Olympic football draw Thierry Henry's France side are firm favourites to progress following a kind group draw for men's football at the 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday, as the hosts wait to see if Kylian Mbappe will be made available. "Nothing is easy," said Henry after the draw, but his side, already amongst the favourites for the gold medal on home turf, avoided potential pitfalls in not drawing Morocco and Egypt. Les […] todayMarch 21, 2024 6
insert_link Sport Canadian pair lead after World Championships short programme Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps electrified home fans as they seized the lead in the pairs short programme at the Figure Skating World Championships on Wednesday. Montreal-based Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps earned a personal best 77.48 points for their short programme for a commanding lead of 3.95 points over defending champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan. Their performance to Cirque du Soleil's "Oxygene" sparked a riotous […] todayMarch 21, 2024 6
