insert_link South Africa SA’s Finance minister says the International Monetary Fund predicts a global growth slowdown SA's Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the International Monetary Fund predicts a global growth slowdown. This affects South Africa due to its trade with China, declining commodity prices and potential higher United States interest rates. He attributes the weak medium-term outlook to power cuts, poor logistics sector performance, high inflation, rising borrowing costs and a challenging global environment. Delivering his medium-term budget policy statement in Parliament, Godongwana said gross domestic […] todayNovember 2, 2023 1
insert_link Opinion Pieces South Africa economy to slow down in 2023 before stabilizing in 2024, says GlobalData The South African economy is grappling with several challenges, including severe power disruptions, unstable commodity prices, a high unemployment rate, and external issues. Against this backdrop, South Africa's economic growth is projected to decelerate from 1.9% in 2022 to 0.4% in 2023, before picking up to 1.3% in 2024, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s recently published report, “Macroeconomic Outlook Report: South Africa,” underscores the ongoing concern of […] todayOctober 30, 2023 28
insert_link Sport And then there were two… Only two teams remain in the hunt for the 2023 Rugby World Cup...New Zealand and South Africa. While current rankings do not perhaps list them as the best teams in the world, few can dispute that they are currently the form sides, especially having battled through from the “tough” side of the draw. The way in which they found their way to the final was, however, very different. The All […] todayOctober 23, 2023 6
insert_link Environment Lion protection fee paid by tourists could help stop trophy hunting – South African study Neil D’Cruze, University of Oxford; Angie Elwin, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Herbert Ntuli, University of Pretoria Trophy hunting is contentious. It typically involves paying for and pursuing a specific wild animal, often a large or iconic species, with the goal of killing it to obtain a trophy, such as the animal’s head, horns, or hide. Popular public opinion is largely in favour of ending the killing of wild animals for […] todayOctober 23, 2023 4
insert_link Sport Rugby World Cup Semi-Final Victory: Message from Rugby Africa President Herbert Mensah to South Africa’s Springboks Celebrating South Africa’s victory against England in the semi-final of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa, (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body of rugby across Africa, issues a message of congratulations addressed to Mark Alexander, President of the South Africa Rugby Union (SARU): Dearest Mark, My Brother Congratulations to YOU, Mark. Congratulations to the Springboks. In a tournament that began back in September, […] todayOctober 23, 2023 6
insert_link South Africa President Ramaphosa appeals for more action from the international community in reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded his working visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt with an appeal to the international community to do more in enabling the revival of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The President traveled to Cairo, Egypt on 21 October 2023, to attend the Cairo Summit for Peace at the invitation of Egyptian President, His Excellency Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. In his plea to the international community, President Ramaphosa […] todayOctober 23, 2023 7
insert_link Africa Largest all-women voyage to set sail for Antarctica An expedition of 188 women from all over the world, is setting sail to Antarctica in November, on a collaborative mission to promote the long-term sustainability of the planet. With representatives from South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe, the 19-day voyage provides participants, all with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM), with a first-hand experience of one of the earth’s most precious ecosystems, as they leverage their expertise […] todayOctober 18, 2023 1
insert_link Sport The Rugby World Cup…so far email The pool rounds of the Rugby World Cup 2023 are over, and it is, perhaps, prudent to do a quick analysis of what we learnt of the first part of the Rugby World Cup based on the matches we’ve seen thus far and then to make a couple of observations thereafter. Probably the biggest revelation is that the gulf between the “big guns” and the “minnows” is enormous, and […] todayOctober 12, 2023 5