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(Photo: Provided)The North-West University’s (NWU) latest policy uncertainty index shows how quickly the conflict in the Middle East is already beginning to affect South Africa’s economic prospects. It also puts the government under increasing pressure to consider relief for consumers and businesses.The index for the first quarter of 2026 rose to 77.8 points, compared to 64.9 last year. A level above 50 indicates increased policy uncertainty and an unfavorable economic environment.According to the report, the increase is mainly the result of the global energy crisis stemming from the war between the US, Israel and Iran. Higher energy prices and disrupted…
According to the latest liquidation statistics from StatsSA, the country recorded 135 liquidations in February. (Photo: Olivier Le Moal/ iStock) Liquidations in South Africa are decreasing slightly, with fewer companies having to close their doors in the first two months of the year compared to the same period last year. Although the drop is relatively small, it indicates a degree of stabilization in a still challenging economic environment. According to the latest liquidation statistics from Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), the country recorded 135 liquidations in February. This is a decrease of 140 liquidations compared to last year and an annual…
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that he is not getting any sleep because of the news that petrol will increase significantly on Wednesday.Ramaphosa said that the increase in the price of petrol will affect the poor because it will increase the cost of living. He said this while speaking at the closing ceremony of the ANC leadership selection conference in Limpopo.Petrol is expected to increase by R5 on Wednesday, while diesel is expected to increase by R9 per litre. The rise in oil prices is due to the ongoing war in Iran. Ramaphosa said that he has instructed the Minister…
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March 30, 2026 Tania Haynes How would you like to share the article? The protest turned violent. (Photo: X) The police in KuGompo City (East London) have their hands full after a planned strike turned violent on Monday. There is currently unhappiness among traditional leaders and political parties including ActionSA after a Nigerian man is believed to have been crowned king. Chief Solomon Ogbonna Eziko is said to have recently been crowned “Igwe Ndigbo” of KuGompo City. Brig. Nobuntu Gantana, spokesperson for the police in the Eastern Cape, says that initially the protest was peaceful. However, violence later broke out…
The rising price of petrol has prompted the Public Servants Union (PSA), to call for the return of the system that allows workers to work from home due to fears that workers’ salaries will end up in fares.The PSA said that currently workers use 40% of their wages to travel, and warned that the increase in petrol tomorrow, could cause workers to end up spending more than 50% of their wages on travel costs. PSA said fares are expected to increase in the coming weeks due to the increase in petrol.”There are many people who take taxis. We know that…
Archive photo of Dr. Mark Burke at Parliament. (Photo: DA/X) The price of petrol and diesel is likely to rise by more than R5 and R10 per litre, respectively. However, there is currently no parliamentary session scheduled before the price of fuel rises on Wednesday. The party has now written to the speaker of parliament and requested that parliament sit before 1 April. Dr. Mark Burke, DA MP and the party’s spokesperson on finances, says the rules of the National Assembly make special provision for discussions of national interest. This is why the DA wrote to the speaker – to…
KUSINDA is between the Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal and the National School Nutrition Program Service Providers, following the delisting of a lawsuit filed by the organization, regarding the suspension of the school nutrition program.The High Court of Pietermaritzburg removed the case from the list of cases before it, and ordered these organizations to pay the costs of the case.The Ministry has accepted this decision because it says it will continue with the program without interruption. On the other hand, the chairman of the association, Mr. Lindani Matiwane, said they will appeal the court’s decision.”We will definitely oppose the court’s…
Buti Manamela, Minister of Higher Education and Training. (Photo: GCIS) The student union Saus is calling for urgent intervention with the National Financial Aid Scheme for Students (NSFAS) after the auditor general (AG) found that 822 people still received funding from the scheme after their death. The OG report also shows thousands of people who did not qualify for the funding also received payments. Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela instructed the NSFAS board’s forensic unit to work with the Special Investigation Unit (SUI) on cases that are already under investigation and to refer incidents of fraud and misrepresentation…
THE news of the summoning of the National Commissioner of Police, Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola, caused a lot of confusion as his colleagues who were in front of him in this position left and retreated, before the end of their contracts. Among the commissioners who left within their term, are the former Minister of Police, Mr. Bheki Cele, and the one who was convicted of corruption charges, Mr. Jackie Selebi, Mrs. Riah Phiyega and General Khehla Sitole. All those commissions did not go well.It seems that the present Commissioner of Police, Masemola, will also follow in the footsteps of the…