By Zuko Komisa The South African Reserve Bank has announced that the repo rate has been raised by 25 basis points. Lesetja Kganyago, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank, made this announcement on Thursday following a meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The new prime lending rate is going to be 10.75%. According to him, load shedding is having a negative impact on the economy, raising major […]
By Zuko Komisa Eskom reverts back to load-shedding stages 4 & 5. For the remainder of the week, load shedding has been increased by Eskom to stages 4 and 5. Stage 4 power outages will then be imposed from 5 a.m. on Saturday until 4 p.m., after which stage 5 outages will resume from 5 p.m. until a.m. on Sunday. Following the failure of generating units at the Camden, Kendal, […]
By Zuko Komisa Blade Nzimande announces that NSFAS-funded students will not be paying registration fees. Dr. Blade Nzimande, minister of higher education and training, has announced that all institutions of higher education would register NSFAS-funded students without charging a registration fee upfront while they wait for their application results. There have been over 1,1 million applications submitted, 156 000 of which were for SASSA clients who received immediate funding. Nzimande […]
By Zuko Komisa Mark Pilgrim has given an update about his health. It has been an uphill battle for Mark Pilgrim, who due to his condition, has been in and out of the hospital frequently. The media star has been battling cancer since receiving his diagnosis. The 53-year-old underwent numerous procedures to treat his collapsed lung before being released from the hospital in December. Also Read: Another interest rate hike […]
By Zuko Komisa Another interest rate hike is expected on Thursday, experts say. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will convene this week and make an announcement regarding interest rates on Thursday (26 January). According to Business Tech, 19 out of 20 economists, academicians, and analysts surveyed by Finder's poll have predicted a rate increase A third (33%) of the panel predicts only a […]
By Zuko Komisa Fuel price to possibly go up in the coming week. Fuel prices are expected to be adjusted from next week Wednesday, the 1st of February 2023. The most recent data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) daily snapshot indicate that 95 unleaded is anticipated to increase by 32 cents a litre, which would cause the price to rise to R21,15 inland and R21,10 at the coast. Also […]
By Zuko Komisa The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services on Monday released the 2022 inmate matriculation results. He made the announcement at the St Albans Correctional Facility in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. The pass rate for inmates who took the matric examinations last year increased from 87.5% to 87.5%, a 10.5 percentage point increase. 122 of the 203 prisoners took the NSC exam and passed it with a bachelor's degree. […]
By Zuko Komisa More and more farmers are reporting losses in food production on social media, with the most recent case being of a dairy farmer in KZN who lost 12,000 litres of milk due to load shedding. Alan Stratford tweeted that there was no electricity, which caused the milk to spoil. He blamed Eskom for his misfortune, while he discarded thousands of litres of milk. Times Live reports that although […]
By Zuko Komisa Is it "vibranium" from the fictitious Wakanda, or another Internet hoax? The internet went abuzz over the weekend when footage of electrically charged stones reportedly discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo surfaced. Videos of the electric rocks sparking when touched together and even being used to switch on a tiny light bulb have been making the rounds on the internet. Researchers from all over the […]
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