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(Photo: selensergen/iStock)Many South Africans may have been looking forward to an easier outlook at the start of the year: Inflation had receded, interest rates were expected to fall and the global economy seemed to be absorbing the tariff and trade drama. This meant that the local economy could slowly begin to recover.”That encouraging story is now more complicated,” warns Lisette IJssel de Schepper, chief economist at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER).While the question a few months ago was how quickly the interest rate will fall, now it is whether it will rise again.The disruption to the global energy market…
There are DIFFERENT views on the ActionSA group’s proposal in Parliament, to reduce the number of ministers in the Cabinet, by eliminating the positions of deputy ministers. This group wants the Parliament to be given the power to take action against ministers who fail if the president of the country is dragging his feet. Parliament recently tabled this proposal under the BillTwenty-third Constitutional Amendment Bill, which aims to review the country’s Constitution.Mr. Athol Trollip of ActionSA, said that there is no need for deputy ministers because they are like people who do nothing. He said they are wasting tax payers’…
Robert Stoltz in 2024 on his 77th birthday. (Photo: Tiaan Stoltz / Facebook). Bobo Mokoena Mathibe (26) was sentenced to effectively 19 years in prison for the murder of Robert Petrus Rodrick Stoltz, a farmer from Roossenekal. Maroela Media previously reported that Stoltz (79) died on 30 April 2025 on his farm Stofkraal, in the area of Hartelus outside Roossenekal in Limpopo, after being brutally assaulted. Stoltz’s daughter found him the next day in the bathroom of his house on the farm. She lived on the farm and her father’s vigilance presumably saved her life. Col. Malesela Ledwaba, police spokesperson…
(Archive photo: Du Preez de Villiers/Maroela Media) AfriForum has taken legal action against the Merafong local municipality (Carletonville), Eskom and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) regarding the legality of a distribution agency agreement concluded between Eskom and the municipality. Eskom announced in a media release earlier this year that they entered into an agreement with the municipality due to the municipality’s failure to settle a significant outstanding debt. In response to this, AfriForum submitted a formal reminder letter to the municipality in which clarification is requested regarding alleged procedural irregularities surrounding the conclusion of this agreement which…
Close. Cyril Ramaphosa (Foto: Parliament/X) ActionSA will file criminal charges against pres. Cyril Ramaphosa is lying after new allegations about the amount of money stolen from his Phala Phala farm in 2020. The party says the complaint will be lodged at the Bela-Bela police station in Limpopo on Wednesday. This follows after reports apparently indicate that at least R15 million was stolen – and not the previously reported R10 million or $580 000, which at the time amounted to around R8.75 million. According to ActionSA, the complaint will include, among other things, an alleged violation of the Prevention and Combating…
Adan Funez was one of three men arrested this week over alleged involvement in the shooting of activist Juan Lopez.Published On 12 May 202612 May 2026Honduran authorities have arrested three people, including a powerful politician, accused of plotting the 2024 assassination of an environmental leader, an incident that became a symbol of government corruption.Adan Funez, former mayor of the city of Tocoa, was captured at his home on Tuesday on suspicion of masterminding the killing of Juan Lopez, following years of accusations by religious and environmental leaders.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listLopez was an anticorruption crusader who led…
John Steenhuisen, Minister of Agriculture, during the annual Nampo Harvest Day in Bothaville. (Photo: Janice du Plessis/Maroela Media)Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen confirmed on Tuesday during the annual Nampo Harvest Day in Bothaville that South Africa’s capacity to control foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has received a significant boost. This comes after a further 2 million doses of the Dollvet vaccine arrived in the country from Turkey earlier in the morning.According to Steenhuisen, the Department of Agriculture has successfully coordinated the import of 8 million vaccine doses since late February. According to the minister, this accelerated procurement process is a core aspect of…
(Photo: Beyers Chocolates/ Instagram) Woolworths denies it is responsible for the liquidation of Beyers Chocolates and says allegations about the nature of its relationship with the chocolate maker are “incomplete or factually incorrect”. The retail group said in a statement that it would not normally comment publicly on a previous supplier relationship, but that it felt it was necessary to correct certain claims. “We believe it is important to set the record straight for our customers and stakeholders,” the statement said. Woolworths says it has worked with Beyers for more than three decades in what it describes as a “valued…
PHIKE stood on the mountain saying that Silo Misuzulu of Zwelithini is slandering his spokesperson, Prince Thulani Zulu, following the emergence of reports.”Wow, so many lies! A blatant lie,” said Prince Thulani when he was touched byIt’s the weekend yesterday afternoon.”I’m at the airport but I was with Ngonyama right now, we’ve been drinking tea.”Yesterday there were reports that Silo was admitted to the hospital in Durban after being stabbed while traveling in Swat recently. We were attending the birthday celebrations of his uncle Mswati III.The Chairperson of the Committee on Governance and Cooperation and Indigenous Affairs in the KwaZulu-Natal…
The IFP leader, Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, said that he will not support the motion of no confidence in the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa.Hlabisa described as opportunists the groups that submitted a motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa’s leadership.He said this while talking to Newsroom Africa.The MKP and ATM parties have submitted a motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa’s leadership.These groups filed a motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa’s leadership after the Constitutional Court overturned Parliament’s decision to refuse to accept the report of the team that was tasked to investigate the theft of US dollars from Ramaphosa’s farm.Hlabisa said…