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…
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have