Critics have said the repo rate hike will jeopardise already sluggish economic growth, but others say the gradual increase will have little effect
The prevailing message to Americans from political elites across the spectrum is the same one that Biden spelled out in his speech: “That’s just the nature of a modern economy” and we have to deal with it
The decision to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points comes in the wake of red-hot inflation in advanced economies and fears policymakers will start to dial back on accommodative measures
Global inflation has surprised on the upside, which may factor into whether the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee decides to raise the interest rate on Thursday
Unlike the US, it is not foreigners that are subjected to torture and cruel treatment, but South Africans
The great powers such as US and China will compete to be first with climate targets, but climate crises will spur their populations to demand change too
The 84-year-old died as a result of complications from Covid-19
Ex-employee Frances Haugen is set to testify on Capitol Hill after she leaked reams of internal research to authorities and The Wall Street Journal, which detailed how Facebook knew its sites were potentially harmful to young people’s mental health
In South Africa, a strong trade surplus, buoyed by robust commodity prices, will cushion our economy against pressure arising from US policy
There are few, if any, studies to support Pfizer chief executive’s assertion that the global south would be more vaccine-hesitant than the north
Ugandan opposition leader’s popularity frightened Museveni into even greater autocracy
When the next terrorist attacks come, will US presidents be able to channel public demand for revenge by precise targeting, explaining the trap that terrorists set, and focusing on creating resilience in US responses?
Mozambique is in no position to contribute significantly to the broader array of maritime security endeavours. That’s why international partners need to play a role
Companies falsely claimed that onsite oxygen plants could kill patients
What’s been happening on the continent this week?
John Pilger examines the latest arguments presented by the US in its bid to extradite Julian Assange, and the continuing persecution of the whistleblower and his partner Stella Moris
In his first public appearance since the Islamist insurgents seized control of the country at the weekend, Biden admitted the Taliban advance had unfolded more quickly than expected
We ask the infectious diseases specialist 18 questions about the Covid-19 pandemic: from how to counter vaccine hesitancy to whether life will ever return to ‘normal’
As more vaccines arrive in the country, South Africa could administer 420 000 doses a day
China’s emissions exceed those of developed countries, in large part because of its population of more than 1.4-billion people
The chance of temperatures in the Pacific Northwest region coming close to 50°C has increased at least 150-fold since the end of the 19th century
Covid-19 has forced newsrooms to find new business models, but the public has turned to the news more in the last year
Ransomware is the fastest-growing cryptocurrency-related crime. Known payments to ransomware attackers rose 337% from 2019 to 2020, when they reached over R5.4-billion worth of cryptocurrency
Labelling them in the same way as youth in the US leads to false perceptions and misunderstanding
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing
Countries with the biggest industrialised economies could see an average loss of 8.5% of economic value by 2050, according to an Oxfam analysis
Israel’s iron grip over Palestinians had its beginnings in the demise of the Ottoman Empire and Britain and France’s arbitrary mapping out of the Middle East
South Africa is behind others on e-mobility policy. But it’s not too late
The ambitious targets are not set in stone until they are deposited at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year, while legislative processes vary between countries that have stated their mitigation
Less aid and more trade will be the buzz words
Steep fuel price hikes are the result of higher levies, which came into effect this week, as well as a turbulent international oil market
The bitter outburst came after Fauci told CNN how shocked he had been when Trump last April called for states to “liberate” themselves as experts pleaded with Americans to obey shutdown orders