What is expected to be the second cut in an interest rate easing cycle would bring relief to consumers ahead of the festive season
Mondials remain the most popular and profitable variety of potato in South Africa but Up-to-Dates are slowly losing favour with farmers
The president said more regulations are needed around harmful pesticides which led to the deaths of children
Livelihoods are lost while government remains silent about the source of the food contamination
The pupils fell ill after consuming a meal provided under the school’s nutrition programme and snacks
The jobless rate is down from the two-year high of 33.5% recorded in the second quarter
The South African National Bottled Water Association has warned consumers to check that bottled and refilling water is not substandard
The latest death comes after that of six children in Naledi, Soweto, last month, whose bodies were found to contain a harmful chemical, organophosphate
The health minister said that there was no direct link between the children’s deaths and the products consumed from the local spaza shops
The police are yet to determine whether the organophosphate is linked to the spaza shops where the children bought chips