Wall Street’s main indexes were poised for a higher open on Monday after a sharp pullback in the previous session, as markets priced in prospects of deeper rate cuts by the Federal Reserve following a surprisingly soft jobs report||Wall Street’s main indexes were poised for a higher open on Monday after a sharp pullback in the previous session, as markets priced in prospects of deeper rate cuts by the Federal Reserve following a surprisingly soft jobs report

South Africa (SA) faces a 30% tariff on its exports to the United States (US) starting next week, a move expected to cost tens of thousands of jobs after the country failed to secure a trade deal before a deadline set by US President Donald Trump.||South Africa (SA) faces a 30% tariff on its exports to the United States (US) starting next week, a move expected to cost tens of thousands of jobs after the country failed to secure a trade deal before a deadline set by US President Donald Trump.

The eco-lodges and tree-covered footpaths of West Africa’s largest chimpanzee refuge have been devoid of tourists for more than two months as its founder stages a protest about rampant deforestation in Sierra Leone.||The eco-lodges and tree-covered footpaths of West Africa’s largest chimpanzee refuge have been devoid of tourists for more than two months as its founder stages a protest about rampant deforestation in Sierra Leone.

South Africa’s (SA) central bank said on Thursday it would now aim for 3% inflation, not 4.5%, despite the Finance Minister not yet signing off on a formal target change, as it lowered its main lending rate again.||South Africa’s (SA) central bank said on Thursday it would now aim for 3% inflation, not 4.5%, despite the Finance Minister not yet signing off on a formal target change, as it lowered its main lending rate again.