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Rand slips amid geopolitical tensions, investors await local inflation data

SA Rand traded weaker on Monday

Libya’s central bank announces 14.7% devaluation of the Dinar

Libya’s central bank has announced a 14.7% devaluation of the Dinar

SA power utility reports strongest system stability in years as energy availability improves, diesel use drops to zero

Eskom, South Africa’s (SA) power utility, says the country’s power system remains stable and resilient, continuing to support economic activity as the country returns from the holiday period.

‘Tariffs imposed by US risk dangerous downward spiral’

Several European nations have warned against imposed tariffs

Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum kicks off in Switzerland

56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum

US aid cuts under Trump have fuelled rising child deaths, global humanitarian collapse

Oxfam has warned that a series of “cruel and illegal” cuts to United States (US) humanitarian and development aid under President Donald Trump has already cost lives and severely undermined the global aid system.