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Ghana’s government is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than US dollar reserves, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said on Facebook. The move is meant to…
Standard Bank reports double-digit interest growth
South Africa’s largest lender Standard Bank reports that income earned from interest resulted in double-digit growth during the 10 months to end-October 2022, with the bank citing high-interest rates in…
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SA doesn’t have world’s worst unemployment rate anymore, as factories drive job growth
Bloomberg South Africa’s official unemployment rate declined to 32.9 percent, the third highest on a global list of 82 countries and the eurozone monitored by Bloomberg. The improvement means South…
Summer cropping hectarage increases
Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent The hectarage for the summer cropping season has increased significantly for major crops and growers have since started planting, with rains coming earlier this year than last…
Next Covid-19 strain may be more dangerous
A South African laboratory study using Covid-19 samples from an immunosupressed individual over six months showed that the virus evolved to become more pathogenic, indicating that a new variant could…
Chris Hani gravesite vandalised
JOHANNESBURG. – The ANC in Gauteng says it is saddened Chris Hani’s gravesite, memorial and Walk of Remembrance in Ekurhuleni have been vandalised. On Monday, the party said the vandalism…
‘Do not be ashamed of African culture’
Herald Correspondent Africans should defend their cultural diversity through programmes that foster cooperation and preservation of the continent’s unique identities, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Deputy Minister Ruth Mavhunga-Maboyi said…