Wednesday morning’s early trading saw a decline in the rand against the dollar as Chicago Fed President Charles Evans maintained his aggressive position on inflation. The rand was trading at 18.1875 against the dollar at 07:16 GMT, down 0.93% from its previous close. In comparison to a basket of major currencies, the dollar index increased […]
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old systems, corruption or mismanagement, who or what is to blame? The government’s energy crisis plan, which aims to boost energy security and abolish load-shedding, was unveiled by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July 2022. The present gap between demand and supply for generation is between 4,000 and 6,000 MW. The Business Unity South Africa’s planned
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is there a place for this ancient Royal traditions today after the death of Queen Elizabeth II On Thursday, 8th September 2022, Queen Elizabeth, queen of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales died at the ripe old age of 96. At the time of her death, the Queen was also the head of
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As a South African who experienced the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa and now living in Qatar with my family, I believe that many of us South Africans in Qatar are able to gauge whether Qatar is ready for the biggest soccer event. To start out we will need to unpack how South
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US economic activity is now well ahead of pre-COVID levels despite strong headwinds from sharply waning fiscal stimulus, much higher consumer inflation and rising short-term interest rates. Consumer resilience is evident, stemming from robust labour markets, the buffer from accumulated savings from lockdown periods and higher wealth levels from high house prices and equity markets.
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