Perspectives

World stocks at record high, UK Labour landslide and US payrolls hog spotlight

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the London Stock Exchange in the City of London October 11, 2013.REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth//File PhotoBy Dhara RanasingheLONDON – World equity markets touched fresh record highs with…

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Prime Minister visits Minsk Dairy Plant No.1 in Belarus

The Prime Minister, Minister Mandla Tshawuka and Belarusian officials at the factory.By Ncaba NtshakalaPrime Minister Russell Dlamini has visited several places in Belarus, where he explored potential collaborations and gleaned…

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Minister Neal Rijkenberg’s E29.4bn pro-growth, inclusive budget

Finance Minister Neal RijkenbergBy Sifiso Sibandze Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg on Monday delivered a E29.4 billion pro-growth which is also viewed as being inclusive. Eswatini’s 2024/2025 budget presents a pro-growth…

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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 form…

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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 PhotoBy…

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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 photoJUBA (Reuters) – South…

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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 photoBy Kevin BucklandTOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields…

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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…

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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 unprecedentedBy Mark…

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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 mining…

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