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Reserve bank hold rates in July, but the path down remains on pause
The South African Reserve Bank held rates steady, keeping the repo rate at 7% and prime, the rate that sets most home loan repayments at 10.50%.
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Metro Lives: How Cape Town’s municipalities shape children’s futures
The first Metro Lives dialogue brought Cape Town leaders together to discuss how municipal decisions shape every child’s daily life.
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Nolufefe Mzondi set to launch debut EP in Cape Town
Nolufefe Mzondi, a singer-songwriter, will launch her Afro-Soul EP “Imbilini Yam” on August 7 in Cape Town.
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Veteran Impi reflects on 10 years with the Bokke brand
From Mitchells Plain to the Springbok stage: how Alfonzo Franke went from an undiscovered creative to a 10-year Springbok Impi warrior and filmmaker.
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A freedom that didn’t last: At 81, a Khayelitsha grandmother remembers life before and after Mandela
Mary Heqeane carries within her the story of two countries; one before Nelson Mandela’s release in 1990, and one after.
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Mandela Day Khayelitsha: A celebration of community
Community members celebrated Mandela Day at Sinethemba in Khayelitsha, promoting unity through service, education, and support against domestic violence.
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Affordability shapes South Africans’ food choices, UWC study finds
A UWC study finds that affordability, family needs and local food access often shape South Africans’ food choices more than health.
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Kolisi Foundation reaches more than 126 000 people through community-based programmes
From a warm meal to a safe space for healing, support is helping thousands of South Africans navigate hunger, inequality and violence.
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Former offender turned Christian: The remarkable story of Mncedisi Mdingi
“Growing up in the black community in the olden days was not easy. Inequality was evident, and that was what forced me to turn to crime.”
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The lost voices of a generation that helped build South Africa
They remember life under apartheid, the day Nelson Mandela walked free and voting in South Africa’s first democratic election.
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