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• middle east tensions ARE threatening global progress on inflation: world bank

  THE ONGOING tensions in the Middle East threaten to halt – or even reverse – some of the recent progress made in tackling global inflation, the World Bank said yesterday. Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza has caused tensions to rise across the region and pushed up oil prices. “Heightened tensions in the Middle East have been exerting upward pressure on prices for key commodities, notably oil and gold,” the World Bank announced in its outlook for global commodity markets.

• No quarter for Lions’ Nohamba at Ellis Park

  If, BY chance, you feel the ground shaking in Johannesburg anywhere between 5pm and 7pm tomorrow, be assured that it is not an earthquake, but rather the aftershock from the massive battles unfolding between the Lions and Munster at Ellis Park.

• Producer inflation forecast to stay elevated on rising food prices

  PRICES of goods at the factory gate are forecast to accelerate to the top end of the target band by the end of the year as the Producer Price Index (PPI) edged up in March after food and beverages rose to a 3-month high.

• Amsa says it exceeds 98% compliance for pollution control

  ARCELORMITTAL South Africa (Amsa) refers to the article ‘ArcelorMittal caught up in global action against pollution from Vaal’ published in Business Report, April 25.

• Consumers can rest easier as SARB launches Codi deposit safeguard

  CONSUMERS can rest easier about the safety of their money after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) yesterday launched the Corporation for Deposit Insurance (Codi) to safeguard depositors in case of bank failures.

• Solar industry urges commitment to renewables amid Eskom’s surging diesel spend

  THE SOLAR photovoltaic (PV) industry in South Africa has expressed hopes that the government will keep its commitment to continue rolling out renewable energy amid allegations of Eskom burning more diesel to keep the lights on.

• Transnet opens Port of Cape Town’s liquid bulk terminal to private sector players

  THE PORT OF Cape Town could soon have a new private sector equity partner operating its liquid bulk terminal in a bid to foster collaboration and unlock business value to deliver fit-for-purpose port infrastructure as the government ramps up its structural reforms programme. This comes as Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has called on interested parties to respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the appointment of a terminal operator at the port.

• Freedom Day’s legacy and the slow pace of black economic empowerment

  AS WE CELEBRATE Freedom Day, we’re reminded of the courage of those who fought for our democracy.

• Our Living World (S1)

  Our Living World (S1)

• SA opera singer Innocent Masuku dazzles on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’

  South African opera singer, Innocent Masuku, received a standing ovation from the judges on Britain’s Got Talent after he delivered a stirring performance of Lucio Dalla’s Caruso.

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• Lesotho to select 7 new judges on merit

  LESOTHO’S Judicial Service Commission has started a process to recruit seven judges of the high court through a merit-based process....

• Property mogul ‘helped Cyril to move $20m’

  A CAPE TOWN-based property developer has emerged as an alleged central figure in helping President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special adviser, Bejani Chauke, store more than $20 million in cash three weeks after the Phala Phala farm scandal was exposed....

• Zuma v Ramaphosa judgment reserved

  Judgment was reserved by the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg, in the application for an urgent interdict by President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding his private prosecution by former president Jacob Zuma....

• Q & A: Chris Harmse’s 2022 highs and lows and what he foresees in 2023

  The biggest challenge will be to keep the lights on. Eskom may collapse totally. This may push the economy in energy, as crime and looting like the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng saga of last year may re-appear....

• ChatGPT AI, now available to the public, beats previous app records

  AARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm and is developing at an exponential rate. It was only about four months ago that the San Francisco-based company Open AI made ChatGPT, the AI chatbot based on the GPT-3 family of large language models, available to the public....

• Special needs children neglected

  Early childhood education (ECE) for children is increasingly recognised as essential for children’s developmental needs and, frequently in Africa, to mitigate the effects of intergenerational poverty....

• A sad tale of South African SOEs that should be privatised

  No government can ever run a business “on a commercial basis”, even when it honestly tries. True commercialisation requires full privatisation. Anything less, and the government can exert influence on the company’s operations....

• Celebrating China’s achievements

  Q: WE HAVE noted that many leaders from the political parties and the government in South Africa attended the celebrations of the centenary of the founding of the CPC (Chinese Communist Party) held by the Chinese Embassy in South Africa....

• ‘Arch’s demise ends an era of truly outstanding ethical leadership’

  THE universal, spontaneous, fond remembrance of Nobel Laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu – by citizens and leaders alike in South Africa and abroad – is testimony to his committed, principled and courageous struggle for social justice and the quest to restore our common humanity....

• Palestine: SA’s guiding principles

  Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Al Jazeera journalist, died on May 11. She did not succumb to sickness, human frailty, a freak accident, or the modern Covid-related causes. Abu Akleh died a brutal and undeserving, nauseating death. Death in a hail of bullets at the hands of Israeli forces. Abu Akleh,...