The current global economic turmoil has been cited as one of the reasons Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has left the repo rate unchanged at 12 percent.

"The Monetary Policy Committee [MPC] considered recent developments in the South African economy and the risks to the inflation outlook against the backdrop of conditions prevailing in the international financial markets.

The price of category four tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been set at $20 (R140) with the Rand - Dollar exchange rates being frozen at R7, announced 2010 Local Organising Committee Chairman Dr Irvin Khoza.

The Online Publishers Association, South Africa?s independent representative body for online publishers, in association with Lowe Bull, announces the launch of The Bookmarks

Construction has begun on the Kusile power station in Witbank, the second coal-fired power station being built by South African state company Eskom, as part of its multi-billion rand expansion, with completion scheduled for 2017. The new base-load power station, which will consist of six units generating a total of approximately 4 800 megawatts.

There are more than 120 000 people in South Africa who could be considered education and training practitioners, says Mark Orpen, and best practice can vary depending on the needs of the specific sector. "ETD Practitioners will need to rapidly gain a deeper knowledge of the range of philosophies, theories and practices that inform their workplace context," explains Orpen.

The Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality has set up a new website where unemployed youth graduates can register to be linked to employment opportunities in the private and public sector and institutions of higher learning.

Low income earners in South Africa have the opportunity to invest in their future with their money guaranteed by Government through Retail Savings Bonds.

It is about time that we as South Africans - and Africans as such - realise that we are part of the global economy, where skills are being transferred frequently from one country to the next.Africans must immediately stop the mentality that everyone not of your specific culture and language, is seen as an alien and a threat