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The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first reduction since the Covid pandemic, sharply lowering borrowing costs just before November's presidential election. The Fed's decision will affect the rates at which commercial banks lend to

Hundreds of people attended the second memorial service of former Public Enterprises Minister and struggle stalwart Pravin Gordhan at the Kendra Hall in Morningside in Durban on Wednesday. The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal held a memorial service in honour of Gordhan ahead of his funeral on Thur

Whatever your favourite dishes may be today, chances are they will look quite different in 20 to 30 years. Overall, the culinary landscape is predicted to undergo major changes in the decades ahead - not only because our habits and attitudes towards food are changing. Populatio

Cristiano Ronaldo has reached another milestone: 1 billion social media followers. Ronaldo, who currently plays for Al Nassr in Saudi celebrated his record breaking achievement on social media, of course. Recently, he also scored 900 career goals, another massive achievement. He share h

Nick Cannon says ex-wife Mariah Carey is leaning on their children following the tragic loss of her mother and sister. The 55-year-old singer announced last month that her mom Patricia and sibling Alison had passed away on the same day, and the 'Masked Singer' host says the 'Hero' hitma

Dancing with the Stars' professional Gleb Savchenko has sent his 'love and positivity' to Artem Chigvintsev following his arrest and divorce. As the new season of the hit dance show got underway on Tuesday, September 17, the 41-year-old dancer had a message of support for his friend and

As the global logistics sector adopts autonomous truck technology, South Africa is faced with the question: is the local logistics sector ready to join this technological revolution? Autonomous trucks equipped with sensors, cameras, radar, and artificial intelligence (AI) operate with m

A 47-run partnership between Gulbadin Naib and Azmatullah Omarzai for the fifth wicket was enough to see Afghanistan over the line in their ODI against South Africa on Wednesday. Having been set a target of 106, Afghanistan reached the target after 26 overs, having lost just four

DESPITE a dramatic late fightback, the Proteas Women lost the second T20 international by 13 runs against Pakistan in Multan on Wednesday night. The Pakistan Women levelled the series 1-1, with one match remaining in the series on Friday (7am SA time start). The hosts set the v