[ad_1] The deep ties that unite SA’s banks and insurance companies with the government are a key risk to the country’s financial stability, according to SA’s Banco de Reserva. “If the planned fiscal consolidation is unsuccessful, the government could face debt problems with adverse implications for the economy as a …
Read More »How Arsene Wenger once came close to signing teenage Anele Ngcongca at Arsenal
[ad_1] Arsene Wenger was at one point close to signing a teenager Anele Ngcongca at Arsenal, said former agent and Bafana Bafana player’s youth coach Colin Gie. Bafana’s stalwart right-back at the 2010 World Cup, one of South Africa’s most successful soccer exports in a Belgian career, died aged 33 …
Read More »Law-defying Zuma strike was a political move: analysts – the Citizen
[ad_1] The pending arrest warrant for former President Jacob Zuma has the potential to shake up the country and that is what he wants to rekindle his waning political career. Political experts agree that Zuma knew the consequences of challenging Supreme Court Vice President Raymond Zondo. They believed that he …
Read More »The most important COVID-19 statistics in South Africa
[ad_1] Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has expressed concern about the rising COVID-19 positivity rate in South Africa, which now stands at 14%. South Africa recorded 2,080 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 769,759. Active cases from the Eastern Cape have risen to 11,099, …
Read More »Audi S7 Sportback lands in SA
[ad_1] • Audi’s latest S7 Sportback is now available in South Africa. • It has an S-model design language. • The power of 331 kW and 600 Nm of torque is derived from a 3.0-liter turbocharged engine. • Quattro all-wheel drive is standard and an eight-speed automatic works. Audi is …
Read More »The cost of education in South Africa to the world in 2020
[ad_1] The International Schools Database has published its latest findings on the price of education in the world’s major cities, including Johannesburg and Cape Town. The research is based on an extensive database of international schools, covering 73 major cities where at least seven of these types of schools are …
Read More »The new Audi S7 Sportback arrives with a 331 kW biturbo V6: prices and specifications from SA
[ad_1] By Jason Woosey November 23, 2020 Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare JOHANNESBURG – Those looking for a spicier take on Audi’s sleek new A7 Sportback can now opt for an S7 model. Priced at R1,500,500, the S7 Sportback shares its mechanical parts with the latest S6 sedan, although the new …
Read More »Mkhize concerned about rising latest COVID-19 infection figures
[ad_1] South Africa has registered 2,080 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections since the outbreak to more than 769,000. FILE: Minister of Health, Dr. Zweli Mkhize. Image: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize is concerned about the latest COVID-19 figures released in the last 24 …
Read More »Did Botswana Execute the ‘Poachers’? – The courier and the guardian
[ad_1] Important questions have been raised about the killing of four suspected Namibian poachers by soldiers from the Botswana Defense Forces (BDF), including claims that the victims were unarmed fishermen and that one may have been executed after his arrest. The incident has increased tensions between Namibia and Botswana, sparking …
Read More »Former Congolese warlord ‘Sheka’ sentenced to life in prison
[ad_1] A former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes and mass rape, a decision hailed by the United Nations as a blow against the “impunity” of armed groups in the country. Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka was convicted of “murder, …
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