South Africa: SA-US Relations – – a New Worst-Case Scenario

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[Daily Maverick] The potential for escalating US trade pressures looms over South Africa, highlighting the risks of diplomatic strains and economic fallout in international relations.

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South Africa: Canegrowers Warn Tongaat Liquidation Will Devastate Economy

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[GroundUp] Minister Parks Tau opposes liquidation, says it will cause a “jobs bloodbath”

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South Africa: KZN On High Alert As Severe Storms Approach

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[Scrolla] Disaster teams across KwaZulu-Natal have been placed on high alert after a Level four warning for severe thunderstorms expected to hit several major towns on 6 March. Officials...

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South Africa: ‘We Are Sick’ – Life in South Africa’s Coal Heartland

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[Health-e] Sharon Mbonani grew up frequenting clinics in eMbalenhle, a township in Mpumalanga, seeking treatment for chronic sinus infection.

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South Africa: Central Karoo Lags Behind Western Cape’s Progress

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[GroundUp] Teenage pregnancy, low birth weights, and high neonatal mortality plague the areas around Beaufort West and Laingsburg

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South Africa: Bronkhorstspruit Gets Water Relief As Government Intervention Delivers New Borehole

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[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina will this morning officiate the handover of a newly completed borehole in Bronkhorstspruit, Tshwane, as part of government’s interventions to increase water...

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South Africa: Sentencing of State Capture Actor, MP Vincent Smith, Welcomed

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[SAnews.gov.za] Government has welcomed the sentencing of former Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Smith to seven years’ imprisonment on charges that include fraud and corruption related to state capture.

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Can 2026 budget reforms finally solve South Africa’s affordable housing problem?

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2603/805274-240×135.jpg?5″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”Source: Pexels.” align=”left”><br><span >Source: Pexels.&lt;/span><p>The 2026 Budget Speech delivered encouraging news for South African consumers, offering potential relief for the long-struggling affordable housing sector.</p><br> <a...

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How Middle East tensions could reshape South Africa’s economy

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2603/805167-240×135.jpg?5″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”Source: Supplied. Johann Els, chief economist at PSG Financial Services.” align=”left”><br><span >Source: Supplied. Johann Els, chief economist at PSG Financial Services.&lt;/span><p>The recent escalation of conflict...

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Activists criticise social grant “savings”

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2603/805227.jpg” width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”Activists criticise social grant “savings”” align=”left”><p>The Universal Basic Income Coalition (UBIC) has criticised the 2026 Budget, warning that government’s efforts to generate billions of rands...

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