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South Africa: Citizens Outline Expectations for Budget 2025

Reducing red tape for business and tackling the funding gap for higher education are among the items on the wishlist of ordinary South Africans ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 Budget Speech, this afternoon. Michael Mokwena, a small business owner in Garankuwa, north of Pretoria, told SAnews he hopes the government will make it…

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South Africa: All Eyes On the Budget

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana takes center stage this afternoon as he delivers the much-anticipated 2025 Budget Speech in Parliament, Cape Town – a moment that will outline South Africa’s economic trajectory for the year ahead. With the nation watching, Godongwana will unveil the government’s financial game plan, outlining how resources will be allocated to drive…

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Pics of the day: February 20, 2025

Last updated: 20/02 – 15:21 Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day’s news. More about World Tour Uganda Democratic Republic of Congo South Africa Italy Bolivia up next Pics of the day: January 31, 2025 Pics of the day: January 30, 2025 Pics of the day: January 29, 2025 Pics of the…

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Google teases what is coming next to Gemini Advanced

In a newsletter (email) to Gemini Advanced subscribers today, Google teased what will be available in the coming months. Google today sent a “February Newsletter” to Gemini Advanced subscribers, with Google AI Premium being $19.99 per month. It starts by recapping the recent Experimental model launches, and differentiates them as such: Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental:…

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Cyclone Alfred forms in the Coral Sea, but where will he go next? 7NEWS Queensland meteorologist Tony Auden investigates

After a record late start to the monsoon season, it’s been a busy few weeks across the tropics.Major flooding has just eased around Ingham and Townsville, as Queenslanders now turn their attention to what’s happening out in the Coral Sea.After building for the past few days, Tropical Cyclone Alfred was named over the weekend.Know the…

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General Atomics and EDGE Establish Partnership to Manufacture, Test and Repair Electromechanical Systems

SAN DIEGO, CA, Feb 17, 2025 – (ACN Newswire) – EPI, an entity of EDGE Group and the cornerstone of precision engineering in the UAE’s aerospace, oil and gas, and defence industries, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with General Atomics-Systems Integration, an affiliate of General Atomics. General Atomics signs an MOU with EPI on…

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