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Trump announces 30% reciprocal tariffs for SA imports

The United States president said ‘some bad things’ are happening in the country

Mozambique President Elect Daniel Chapo. (Alfredo Zuniga/AFP via Getty Images)

Mozambique election: Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo declared election winner amid tension

The party that has ruled Mozambique since 1975 remains popular

The US Republican presidential nominee, former president Donald Trump, addresses a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds on October 05, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Tariffs, tax cuts, energy: What is in Trump’s economic plan?

His tariff plans promise economic benefits, but economists warn they could raise consumer prices, increase inflation, and disrupt global trade

An internal audit document from 2023 on the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Municipality’s street light supply and maintenance tenders revealed a flawed supply chain management process. (Archived photo by Mary-Anne Gontsana)

Nelson Mandela Bay faces SIU probe over dodgy street light tenders

An internal report shows that the municipality bungled two tenders related to street lights, one of which exceeded its budgeted amount by R24 million

Lesetja Kganyago.  (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Reserve Bank hold repo rate steady despite inflation pressures

Governor Lesetja Kganyago said the central bank would wait for the inflation rate to fall within its 3% to 6% target before it makes a cut

Elected leaders need to use deep dialogue, rather than debate, to grow understanding and trust, so people dare to act together. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)

Criticism all round of Ramaphosa’s ‘R670 million’ cabinet amid tax burden concerns

An inflated cabinet filled with divergent viewpoints could also be a place in which any serious proposal for reform will go to die slowly, according to one expert

The new government must ensure nutritious food is affordable and accessible to all children, pregnant women and mothers of young children. File photo

Fighting stunting in children is key to South Africa’s future prosperity

The new government must make zero stunting a funded national priority

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 7, 2024 in New York City. Trump has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, which prosecutors say was an effort to hide a potential sex scandal, both before and after the 2016 presidential election.(Photo by Sarah Yenesel-Pool/Getty Images)

How a potential Trump return to power could impact commodity prices and global markets

The Republican candidate is running a tight race against incumbent Joe Biden, who could see his Inflation Reduction Act dismantled