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JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs see more upside for South African stocks
Engineering News
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South African stocks are poised to extend their rally in the second half, buoyed by an improving outlook for the domestic economy and supportive monetary policy, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index is up 23% this...
Biochar boom? South Africa bets on super charcoal for green jobs
Context
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What’s the context? Biochar praised for capturing carbon and job creation - but data and funding still growing. South Africa's coal jobs on the line Biochar seen as a green job creator Scarce data on biochar poses a challenge BRAKPAN, South Africa...
Networking Distributor Launches New Services for South African Enterprises
IT News Africa
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July 7, 2025
Duxbury Networking, a South African networking distributor, launches 4 professional technical service offerings designed to help South African businesses design, validate, and monitor their wireless networks with greater precision and confidence....
Kenville residents face health crisis from illegal dumpsite fire
IOL
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Teams from the eThekwini Municipality are working jointly to mitigate the impact of smoke currently emitted from an illegal dumpsite in Kenville, on Thursday. This comes after a fire that broke out in mid-June 2025, which has resulted in ongoing...
Clinical trials reveal promising alternatives to high-toxicity tuberculosis drug
EurekAlert!
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The drugs, sutezolid and delpazolid, have demonstrated strong antimicrobial activity and a notably better safety profile compared to linezolid, with potential to replace this current cornerstone in the treatment of drug-resistant TB. The findings...
Explainer: Affordable housing in Cape Town
African Insider
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July 7, 2025
Maitland Mews, a social housing development built on land previously owned by the City of Cape Town, was completed in March 2023. Photo: Ashraf HendricksThe City of Cape Town announced earlier this year that it has 12,000 affordable housing units...
Trump threatens 200pc tariffs on medicine
Yahoo Finance
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July 8, 2025
It comes as Mr Trump ruled out extending his August 1 deadline for his broader “liberation day” tariffs, saying there will be “no extensions”. On Monday night, he had said that his deadline to agree trade deals was “not 100pc firm”. Mr Trump had...
Global Experts to Gather in Cape Town for 2025 Biodiversity Biobanking Conference
Newspaper
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July 7, 2025
The 2025 Joint Biobanking Conference will take place from 29 September to 3 October 2025 at the Old Mutual Conference and Exhibition Centre, located within the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town. Co-hosted by the Global Genome...
Saving and investing choices of the South African consumer class
The Media Online
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July 7, 2025
South Africa’s national savings month arrives this July, in another year with the economy still grinding in low gear and unrelenting global uncertainties. For those managing to save and invest, the challenge is staying the course to ensure...
Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa's Youth Tech Entrepreneurship Programme Celebrates 20 Graduates And Crowns The Winner Of Its Tech Start-Up Pitchathon
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) ( ), a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, has announced that twenty young entrepreneurs have graduated from its Youth Tech Entrepreneurship...
Injury-hit Zimbabwe under siege as South Africa dominates
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 7, 2025
Zimbabwe's national cricket team finds itself in deep trouble as they battle South Africa in the second and final Test at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. The visitors have taken firm control of the match, amassing a commanding total while Zimbabwe...
Activists Pin Hopes on G20’s C20 Platform to Tackle South Africa’s Social Ills
South Africa Today
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July 7, 2025
South Africa’s deepening social crises—including unemployment, inequality, crime, and gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF)—are costing the nation billions annually, severely impacting GDP and economic growth. As the country grapples with...
Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa’s Youth Tech Entrepreneurship Programme celebrates 20 graduates and crowns the winner of its tech start-up pitchathon
Engineering News
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, has announced that twenty young entrepreneurs have graduated from its Youth Tech Entrepreneurship Programme. The...
Pharma tariffs could reach 200%, says US President
RTE Ireland
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July 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump has said he is planning to announce tariffs on imported semiconductor and pharmaceuticals, saying the rate for medicines could reach 200% but that he would give drugmakers about one year "to get their act together"....
Park Hyatt debuts in South Africa with the opening of Park Hyatt Johannesburg
Business Traveller
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July 7, 2025
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has opened the Park Hyatt Johannesburg, marking the luxury brand’s debut in South Africa and its third property on the continent. Located in Johannesburg’s vibrant Rosebank district, the intimate 31-room hotel aims to...
Mbenenge testifies syringe emoji sent to Mengo was medical after conceding it could be viewed sexually
Eye Witness News
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Please note that the following story contains graphic details of a sexual nature. JOHANNESBURG - Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has changed his tone, testifying that the emoji of a syringe he sent to High Court secretary Andiswa Mengo...
Health minister weaponising racial bias report to push NHI, says IRR
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 8, 2025
Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi welcomed a report showing that medical aid schemes were racially discriminating against practitioners. The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has accused Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi of using a report into the...
Clinic chaos: Govt deploys police as foreigners denied treatment
African Insider
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July 8, 2025
Cape Town – The government has expressed serious concern over recent incidents where foreign nationals were blocked from accessing healthcare services at public facilities by certain groups and communities. In a statement, government condemned the...
Foraging baboons are Cape Town’s latest security risk
The Times
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Three armed guards fan out on a busy road, blocking the route from the forested lower slopes of Table Mountain to one of Cape Town’s most exclusive suburbs. A baboon troop peers from the shadows, poised to dash between cars and vault over walls to...
Mulder stars as South Africa post mammoth 465 on opening day
cricbuzz
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SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Mulder got a reprieve late in the day to finish with 264 not out on the high-scoring opening day for the visitors © Zimbabwe Cricket Wiaan Mulder's mammoth 264* in his first match as captain took South Africa to...