Experts warn that if food prices continue rising at current levels, a loaf of bread could cost about R45 by 2036, putting even more pressure on struggling households.
South Africa wants TikTok to start paying local creators directly, saying it is unfair that African users are excluded while creators in other countries earn money from their videos.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has won his bid to pause Parliament’s impeachment committee, days after its chairperson said he was confident of the opposite outcome.
A new system could soon force AI companies to pay South African musicians when their songs are used to train AI, after an audit found hundreds of local artists used without consent.
Prices rose at their fastest pace in two years in June. A day later, the Reserve Bank decided not to raise interest rates, but that decision mostly helps people with bonds and loans, not renters.
Public Interest South Africa has asked the Legal Practice Council to investigate IDAC head Andrea Johnson and have her suspended, after a string of admissions at the Madlanga Commission.
