Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Judge Vincent Saldanha said it is in the interest of the public that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is held to account.Dali Mpofu, for Mkhwebane, said this is not so if the process is unconstitutional.Saldanha took exception to Mpofu comparing public interest to a guillotine and the rules to the Sobukwe clause.After…
South Africa has followed the global example and the Reserve Bank has cut the repo rate drastically.The last time that the SARB cut rates drastically was during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.FNB Investment Head Nicholas Riemer looks at how this could impact you as a consumer, saver and investor. Monetary policy is one of the solutions…
Land Bank which gives loans to commercial and emerging farmers will again not be able to make interest payments due between the on some of its debt. The Land Bank says it will not be able to make interest payments due in the remainder of July, raising a risk of default despite the National Treasury…
Tobacco giant asks Dlamini-Zuma to amend regulationsThe association launched the legal action after Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's announcement the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) had decided not to lift the cigarette ban after Ramaphosa earlier stated it would end on 30 April.Commenting on the court challenge, Ramaphosa said: "We live in a free country. The…
3 min read IN THIS DAY and age it can be easy to drift in and out while watching a TV show or movie. Everybody's focus is fractured, we're all overstimulated, and attention has become a currency. And if we're being honest, there are some shows or movies where you can look a away for
You probably don’t need a survey to tell you parents are stressed out right now, but in case you do: A recent government report found that 48% of parents say that their stress is “completely overwhelming” on most days—more than double what other adults report. Why am I mentioning this? The new Dietary Guidelines for
13 min read I'M STOOD IN the immigration queue at Düsseldorf airport, here to attend the Ed Sheeran Mathematics tour, one of the last stops in what has been an epic four-year journey for the 34-year-old. Selling 8.8 million tickets across 188 dates, it has become the fourth-highest grossing tour of all time, behind only