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Shoppers surprise economists with stronger-than-expected spending

South Africans spent more money in shops in July than economists expected, new figures show, even as the wider economy has been struggling.
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Zolani Mkiva, Nelson Mandela's praise singer, has defended his royal lineage, after Eastern Cape traditional leaders accused him of misrepresenting himself as a prince.
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Sandile Zungu says he will not challenge his Safa election defeat despite concerns over how some regions were treated before the vote.
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Government employees made more than 564,000 claims worth about R15-billion from retirement savings within seven months of the two-pot system starting.

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The Reserve Bank's next interest rate decision lands on 23 September. Here's what could change for anyone with a home loan, car payment or store account.

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Party levies may offer a cleaner form of political funding, but they become a tool of control when parties can remove representatives who refuse to pay, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

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Turned away by every fashion house, she built her own

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Visual artist Simon Mafihla says a pack of pencils that used to cost R1,500 now costs R2,000 or more, but he still supports five people.

Joburg begins testing electric buses on busiest routes

The City of Johannesburg and Metrobus have begun a 30 to 60 day trial of electric buses on some of the city's busiest routes, testing the technology before deciding on wider rollout.

Communists name mayoral candidates, promise to free KZN from ‘Egypt’

The South African Communist Party has announced mayoral candidates for all four uMzinyathi municipalities, promising to free rural communities from years of collapsing service delivery.

Ramaphosa warns artificial intelligence could become too powerful to control

President Cyril Ramaphosa told the Brics Summit in India that the world needs an independent body to check artificial intelligence before it becomes too powerful.

Missing Kempton Park runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo found dead

Missing runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo has been identified after her body was found as police investigate several women’s deaths around Kempton Park.