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South Africa’s year-on-year rental growth rate declined from Q1 to Q2 in all provinces except North West and Northern Cape. Three provinces, Limpopo, KwaZulu- Natal and the Western Cape experienced negative year-on-year rental growth in Q2 with rental properties cheaper than they were in the same period during 2019. According to PayProp rental index for […]

Cape Town – Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille wants changes to the state funerals policy to cut costs. This followed an outcry on the exorbitant costs of state funerals, with one company billing the department R76-million for three burials. De Lille and department officials briefed the public works oversight committee on Tuesday. […]

Washington – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that US generals had told him that the powerful explosion which rocked Beirut appeared to have been caused by a “bomb of some kind”. “It looks like a terrible attack,” said Trump to reporters at the White House. “It would seem like it, based on the explosion. […]

Australia – Authorities in the virus-stricken city of Melbourne have warned of a “dangerous” rise in people resisting lockdown measures, sometimes violently. Police said this trend included so-called “sovereign citizens” being combative with officers in recent days. Authorities have increased fines for repeated rule breaches as Melbourne endures a deadly virus second wave. More than […]

Seven health officials have arrived in Hong Kong from mainland China, the first members of a 60-person team that will carry out Covid-19 testing. This is the first time Chinese health officials have assisted in Hong Kong and comes as Hong Kong sees a sharp rise in new infections. But some local councillors have raised […]

Spain – Spain is fighting to save its embattled tourism industry after the UK government imposed a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from the country. Government officials insist the virus is under control and want certain areas to be exempt from the UK self-isolation order, including the Balearic Islands. About 18 million Britons travelled to […]

Australia – An Australian lawmaker is to be suspended from his party following reports that his office is facing an investigation by national security agencies over alleged links to China. Authorities raided the home and office of Shaoquette Moselmane, a New South Wales state politician, on Friday. Police and intelligence agencies said the arrest involved […]

Johannesburg – Tens of billions of rands have been secured for some of the infrastructure projects that the government has lined up to kickstart the economy out of the Covid-19-induced recession and grow jobs. Dr. Kgosientso Ramokgopa, head of the President’s Investment and Infrastructure, said yesterday that there were276 package projects that could be taken […]

USA – State authorities in the north-western US state of Washington have hit back after President Donald Trump threatened to “take back” a police-free district controlled by protesters in Seattle. Governor Jay Inslee said Trump should stay out of the state’s business, and Seattle’s mayor said any invasion of the city would be illegal. Police […]