·27 Mar 2026
The rand showed little movement on Thursday after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) maintained its main lending rate at 6.75%.
The bank indicated that caution is necessary, as rising energy prices driven by the conflict in Iran could lead to higher inflation.
At that time, the rand traded at 17.0025 against the dollar, remaining mostly within a narrow range.
Out of 28 economists surveyed, 21 had anticipated that the SARB would keep its main lending rate…
Endemic Species: The country is home to many endemic species, including the
Cape Mountain Zebra and the Knysna Lourie.
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An retired elderly couple visit London..
They get picked up from the airport in a london black cab and head off into the city for some adventure.
The cab driver say \”where you from guvnor?
Husband. \”we\’re from South Africa\”..
The wife is a little hard of hearing asks her husband.
\”What did he say?\”
The husband turns to his wife and says louder \”the cab driver asked us where we were from, I told him South Africa!\”
The cabbie continues \”I was in the merchant navy years back… I got to drop anchor down your way, a few times in Johannesburg\”
The husband replies \”oh wow that\’s where we\’re from originally, now we\’re in Cape Town.\”
The wife asks the husband again \”what did he say?\”.
The husband again relays the unheard conversation \”the cab driver says he spent some time in the navy and went down to joberg\”.
The wife smiles and nods.
Mr. Thanksgiving
Boerewors — spicy South African sausage [boor-uh-vors] Meaning ‘farmer’s sausage’, this term describes a savory sausage that was developed by the Afrikaners approximately 200 years ago. Boerewors is usually ‘braaied’ and eaten on a hot dog roll with tomato sauce and mustard. Make sure you roll the ‘r’ when pronouncing this word.