Perspectives

  • 23 November 2023

GBV: SADC grappling with ending scourge

Deputy Prime Minister Thuli Dladla being sworn-in to office. By Karabo Ngoepe, Nokunceda Magagula, Silindzelwe Nxumalo and Ncaba NtshakalaAlmost one in every three women globally has been subjected to some…
  • 12 October 2023

South Africa’s economy expected to improve into 2024 – Reuters poll

FILE PHOTO: A customer compares prices while shopping at a Pick and Pay shop in East London, in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo…
  • 3 October 2023

South Sudan president fires another central bank governor

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir attends a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 28, 2023. Sputnik/Vladimir Astapkovich/Pool via REUTERS/File photo JUBA (Reuters) –…
  • 26 September 2023

US yields march higher, Asia stocks sag amid Fed angst

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/file photo By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S.…
  • 26 September 2023

Banking group IIF to proceed with annual meeting in earthquake-hit Morocco

Tim Adams, President and CEO of the Institute of International Finance (IIF), attends the 2018 G20 Conference entitled “The G20 Agenda Under the Argentine Presidency”, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March…
  • 22 September 2023

Global central banks unite in ‘higher for longer’ credo

Central banks for the world’s biggest economies have served notice that they will keep interest rates as high as needed to tame inflation, even as two years of unprecedented By…
  • 29 August 2023

Maloma to sink shaft at Ndunayithini

Stakeholders gather to look at the plan for Shaft 4 at Ndunayithini, Lavumisa. By Bahle GamaMaloma Colliery Limited has been granted permission to sink another shaft at Ndunayithini to maximize…
  • 21 August 2023

Artists must have side hustles to keep brands alive – Percy P

Percy P on stage. By Siphesihle Dlamini Having a side hustle can help artists supplement their income which is almost all time unpredictable. A side hustle will allow artists to…
  • 9 August 2023

Oil hits new highs on US fuel demand, tighter supply

An aerial view shows a crude oil tanker at an oil terminal off Waidiao Island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China. China Daily via REUTERS By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) –…
  • 9 August 2023

Dollar retreats after China deflation unleash drive into risk assets

An employee of a currency exchange shop counts U.S. dollar banknotes in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar retreated on Wednesday after…