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SA Reserve Bank leaves key interest rates unchanged
The SA Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has left the repo rate unchanged at 7%, keeping the prime lending rate at 10.5%.
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Rise of lab-grown diamonds sparks economic alarm in Southern Africa
Botswana and its southern African peers – nations that built much of their prosperity on diamonds – are scrambling to secure new sources of growth as cheaper, lab-grown alternatives disrupt the global market.
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Vroue-entrepreneurs uit Namakwaland kry geleentheid om ondernemings te versterk
Vroue-entrepreneurs uit die Namakwaland het onlangs ‘n geleentheid gekry om hul ondernemings uit te brei.
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Building skills: Accredited training in road construction for Olifantshoek SMMEs
The Olifantshoek SMME Road Construction Training Programme aims to enhance local skills through accredited training, fostering economic growth and business sustainability.
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Solar plants boost Early Childhood Development in Northern Cape
New research shows a significant improvement in Early Childhood Development in Northern Cape, with over 40% increase in children on track in vital developmental areas.
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Projek mik na biohoutskool uit indringerbome; herwin van weiding in Hantam
‘n Baanbreker-biohoutskoolinisiatief het ten doel om duisende hektare indringer Prosopis-bome uit te roei, om die gehalte van weiding in die Hantam te verbeter, en om werk te skep.
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MENING | Hoe het Kimberley so ‘siek’ geword; van vyfsterstad na rioolgat?
Kimberley, eens ‘n vooruitstrewende munisipaliteit met ‘n vyfstergradering, het “siek” geword. ‘n Kenner gee sy mening hieroor.
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Oudste huis in Victoria-Wes in brand beskadig: Gemeenskap begin veldtog vir herstel
‘n Deel van die oudste huis in Victoria-Wes is in ‘n brand beskadig. De Oude Pastorie was verseker, maar minder as die helfte van dit wat nodig is vir herstelwerk, is uitbetaal. Die gemeenskap het ‘n veldtog vir herstelwerk begin.
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Stadsbestuurder het sewe dae om te sê waarom hy nie geskors moet word nie
Die stadbestuurder van die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit in Kimberley moet teen 12 September amptelik reageer op ‘n brief van die burgemeester en haar raad oor hoekom hy nie geskors moet word nie weens ondersoeke deur die Valke, Openbare Beskermer en die…
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Northern Cape unemployment: Kimberley residents call for fair job opportunities
Kimberley residents are frustrated over recruitment practices favoring applicants from other provinces, overlooking local unemployed individuals, amid rising unemployment rates in the Northern Cape.