John Maytham's Weekly Book Review: 27 November 2020
Founder of popular restaurant chain Tashas releases new coffee table cookbook
[JUST IN] Supreme Court of Appeal overturns convictions of duo in Coligny murder
Motion of no confidence in President Ramaphosa: 'It’s about optics'
Offshore investment row: Asisa didn't consult properly says Magda Wierzycka
It was a massive relief when Zondo Commission approached me - EOH CEO
"Backdoor dealings" in Ford Kuga settlement, claims Reshall Jimmy's sister
Three questions to ask yourself before being sucked into the Black Friday frenzy
South African farms produce largest wheat harvest in many years
Free coding course – with a job at the end (R240 000 per year starting salary)
Local brewer of agave spirits aiming to change SA culture around tequila
October's 3.3% inflation high: Meat prices won't drop in time for festive feasts
Football legend Diego Maradona dies at age of 60
Sir Lewis Hamilton? Boris Johnson reportedly backs knighthood for F1 champion
Why would someone pay R27 million for a pigeon? Winning at all costs; that's why
Tsonga rap star Sho Madjozi says her new mixtape 'What A Life' is a celebration
Ster-Kinekor opens drive-in theatre in Cape Town at the V&A Waterfront
Boosting wine tourism: Netflix film to star Cape Winelands as travel destination
Scotland is making tampons and pads free. Meet the woman who made it possible
It’s 2020, so New York unveils a bare, sad looking Rockefeller Christmas tree
Take heart – African financial markets are innovating, the pandemic shows
Tigrayan leaders 'locked in combat' as armed conflict in Ethiopia continues
South African borders are known to be porous – Malawian journo on Bushiri escape
South Africa is too poor for a second Covid-19 wave. Keep going; wear a mask!
'UIF has significant assets' although Nxesi warns of collapse if Ters extended
'If you courier dagga to a friend, there’s no way to prosecute you'
Double blow as Moody’s and Fitch both lower SA’s ratings further into junk
The country has been pushed further into sub-investment grade.
Moody's has downgraded the country's credit rating one notch to BA2 and maintained a negative outlook.
Fitch has downgraded South Africa's credit rating from BB to BB- and with a negative outlook.
The two agencies have cited rising government debt, coupled with weak growth, the economic shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, and SAs weak fiscal position.
Analysts say the downgrading could see South Africa's borrowing costs increase.
Meanwhile, the third global ratings agency S&P Global has decided to keep its ratings unchanged at BB- for its foreign currency rating and BB for its local currency, both with a stable outlook.
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Google to land its new R2.2 billion cable in Melkbosstrand near Cape Town
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Absa, Discovery Bank come out tops for resolving customer complaints
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'Mixed messages' as Mpumalanga ANC reinstates PEC member charged with rape
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We'll fight Saps! We'll go to their homes and fight them there! – Julius Malema
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