insert_link Business / Economics Steinhof CEO dies by suicide Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste died by suicide in Hermanus on Thursday, a day before he was told to hand himself over to law enforcement. News24 reports that Jooste told his wife he was going out for a walk, and it was during his walk that he shot himself. According to local police, Jooste “was still alive at the time [they reported to a beach in Hermanus, where a 63-year-old man […] todayMarch 22, 2024 108
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 South Africa South Africa’s election management body has done a good job for 30 years: here’s why By Dirk Kotze, University of South Africa More than in previous elections, South Africa’s Electoral Commission (IEC) will be tested to the hilt in this year’s national and provincial elections on 29 May. For the first time in 30 years, the electoral majority of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is in jeopardy. This makes the upcoming poll the most consequential one since 1994, when the country […] todayMarch 20, 2024 32
insert_link Africa Pro basketball teams shine at the NBA-backed BAL Kalahari Conference By bird story agency South Africa's SunBet Arena in Pretoria successfully concluded the group stage matches of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) on Sunday (March 17) as the inaugural Kalahari Conference ignited fierce competition and provided electrifying hoop action. Despite Burundi's club Dynamo withdrawing from the competition, other conference matches went on as planned, with Morocco’s Fath Union Sport de Rabat emerging at the top of the conference, […] todayMarch 19, 2024 10
insert_link 1 Oshiwambo Omu President, Nangolo Mbumba aka ta lelapo po S.A , okwe li tumapo manga pambelewa okuya poushiindalongo po South Africa. Omukanda oo wa pitifilwa oikundaneki ongula yonena owa popya kutya, omu President Mbumba edjepo laye olili oshikando oshi 3 paife pambelewa oku dja nghene anangekelwe onga omupresident woshilongo omu 4, shalandula kefyo lomupresident woshilongo Dr Hage Geiogob. Etalelepo laye olili oshikando oshikando oshi 3, shalandula eshi ali atalelapo tete ko Angola noshikando oshi 2 ko Botswana. President Mbumba opamwe […] todayMarch 18, 2024 20 1
insert_link Business / Economics Private trains to ply South African rail network in commercial revamp By Seth Onyango, bird story agency South Africa is opening its rail network to private train operators in a commercial pivot to revitalise a key component of its transport and logistics infrastructure. It is part of the state-run logistics firm, Transnet SOC Ltd to inject dynamism into the sector, plagued by inefficiencies and maintenance challenges. On Friday, March 15, Transnet published a document laying the groundwork for […] todayMarch 18, 2024 15
Health / Medical Almost 50% of adult South Africans are overweight or obese. Poverty and poor nutrition are largely to blame By Thokozani Simelane, Human Sciences Research Council Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight and obesity. South Africa has undergone a nutritional transition over the past 30 years characterised by the triple burden of malnutrition: households are simultaneously experiencing undernutrition, hidden hunger, and overweight or obesity due to nutrient-poor diets. Results of the first in-depth, nationwide study into food […] todayMarch 18, 2024 23
insert_link Africa Undersea cables for Africa’s internet retrace history and leave digital gaps as they connect continents By Jess Auerbach Jahajeeah, University of Cape Town Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of the continent, were left without internet services on 14 March because of failures on four of the fibre optic cables that run below the world’s oceans. Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, Burkina Faso and South Africa were among the worst affected. By midday […] todayMarch 18, 2024 7
insert_link Oshiwambo Namibia okwali a dhidhilike uupyakadhi wo internet ohela Aalongithi yo Internet mo Namibia okwali ya taalela uupyakadhi okulongitha o internet ohela,omolwa oongodhi dhomefuta dhoka dha kwatakanitha South Africa kongodhi yomakwatathano gopayuni. O News24 oya lopota kutya oongodhi 4 dhomoongodhi 9 okwa kolekwa dha yonuka,nokweetitha uupyakadhi wo internt mo South Africa nomiilongo yilwe ohela. Lopokati mpoka o BBC oya lopota kutya epiyaganeko lyo internet okwali wo lya guma Nigeria,Ivory Coast,Liberia,Ghana na Burkina Faso. todayMarch 15, 2024 13
