Not much is known about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughters, Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova, but on Wednesday the US government hit the pair with new sanctions to target Putin’s personal assets. Officials in Washington believe much of Putin’s assets are hidden with family members and in an effort to stifle the war in Ukraine, …
Yet another fuel price increase kicks in today with petrol going up by as much as 36 cents a litre, and our only reprieve is the scrapping of a R1.50 fuel levy from the price. Last week, finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced a temporary emergency intervention to help cushion the blow of soaring costs brought …
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And just like that, the National State of Disaster was lifted last night after President Cyril Ramaphosa made a televised address to the nation. The move comes after South Africa spent the past 750 days in some form of lockdown. The president removed all the remaining restrictions imposed on the country and there are no …
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A man lay dead on the roadside in the Ukrainian city of Bucha on Sunday with his hands tied behind his back and a bullet wound to his head. He is one of hundreds of local residents that officials say have been found dead in the wake of weeks of Russian occupation in the city. …
Lieutenant-General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola is the new national police commissioner after President Cyril Ramaphosa moved swiftly to replace the outgoing Khehla Sitole, whose last day as the top cop was yesterday. Commenting on the appointment of Masemola, the president said the new police chief would have the weight of the nation’s expectations on his shoulders …
A motion of no confidence in the cabinet of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has failed in the National Assembly. More than half of the members of Parliament voted against the motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa and his cabinet after a long roll-call vote. “Honourable members, the outcomes are as follows: there’s one abstention, …
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Cyril Ramaphosa will face his first motion of no confidence along with his cabinet this afternoon and it has been a long time coming for the president. Political party ATM first lodged the application with the speaker in 2020 while the pandemic and a prolonged court battle over whether it should be a secret ballot …
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For some time, we’ve been reading predictions from pollsters that the ANC will dip below the 50% mark in the next national elections, which would force the party to form a coalition government if they are to stay in power or it could open the door to an opposition party forming its own coalition. While …
US President Joe Biden called for the G20 group of leading nations to eject Russia from its membership after he meet with world leaders in Brussels that included a day packed with diplomacy as NATO, the European Union and the G7 all met for individual summits. “The single most important thing is for us to …
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As if our pockets haven’t taken enough enemy fire in the battle against soaring food and fuel costs and rising inflation, today we could face another attack when the SA Reserve Bank monetary policy committee (MPC) the outcome of its latest meeting. The MPC will wrap up its three-day meeting before announcing its decision with …
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