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Welfare state is nothing to be proud of, Mr President

OPINION: Government needs a radical switch in its thinking from handouts to hand-ups, and from poverty alleviation to wealth creation and economic inclusion, writes...

Competition Commission targets RCL Foods and Astral in poultry pricing probe

The big South African poultry producers could be involved in uncompetitive behaviour through vertical integration, with smaller players suffering a margin squeeze from unfair...

SA food prices face rising local headwinds

ANALYSIS: Unfortunately, the consensus is that load shedding will likely remain at relatively high levels for the foreseeable future, which will, in turn, be...

D-Day for Oscar Pistorius as he faces parole board this week...

Oscar Pistorius, who has been behind bars since 2014 for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is expected to appear before the parole...

A Christian school that ‘celebrates childhood’ becomes killing scene in Nashville

A heavily-armed former student killed three young children and three staff members in what appeared to be a carefully planned attack at a private...

Solar panel shortages due to logistics, shipping bottlenecks

The demand for alternative energy solutions in South Africa is surging amid the ongoing power crisis, while the country braces for the 18.65% energy...

SA consumers could face a prolonged period of dwindling disposable cash...

Momentum Investments has warned that South African consumers could face a prolonged period of dwindling disposable cash, as sentiment remains weak across all income...

Gayton McKenzie says politicians, prison officials and police involved in Facebook...

As the story of Facebook rapist Thabo Bester unfolds and more shocking details emerge by the day, the leader of the Patriotic Alliance, Gayton...

Hollywood, music industry brace for a TikTok ban

Since the last time the US government considered banning TikTok in 2020, the app has evolved from a social platform supporting content creators to...

US Fed’s aggressive stand bad news for JSE markets

MARKETS ON MONDAY: Although the all share index recovered by 3% the past seven trading days, it lost 1.3% last Thursday and Friday. It...

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