![President Cyril Ramaphosa shows respect to SMME entrepreneurs, SA slams him](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/560x315/15ca6fe5063fc974.jpeg?v=1)
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![President Cyril Ramaphosa shows respect to SMME entrepreneurs, SA slams him](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/560x315/15ca6fe5063fc974.jpeg?v=1)
![Reserve Bank's 'conservative' interest rate cut 'expected' as SA gears up for seasonal spending](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/560x315/1b5317e7c0ecb2f8.jpeg?v=1)
![Unemployment rate decreases to 32.1% from 33.5% but SA is still not pleased](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/360x203/adc918e9e3707a77.jpeg?v=1)
![South Africans joke as the rand drops by 1%: "Who is controlling this rand?"](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/360x203/064a16d21ea27fc3.jpeg?v=1)
![Food prices expected to drop following rate cut, South Africans laugh: "Tell us another joke"](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/360x203/65d81ca8b95c1c36.jpeg?v=1)
![SARB announces 25 basis points interest rate chop, South Africans not happy](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/360x203/2caa2c0a9ef4e100.jpeg?v=1)
![South African Reserve Bank expected to cut interest rates, Mzansi not surprised](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/190x107/b6e21191a0fd753d.jpeg?v=1)
The South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago is expected to announce the interest rate today, and economists are expecting an interest cut.
![Chocolate lovers react to 45% increase in cocoa prices, Mzansi shares solution](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/190x107/17b426332e27f184.jpeg?v=1)
An increase in the price of cocoa in Ghana will have a direct impact on the price of chocolate in South Africa. Mzansi believes that they have the solution.
![Exclusive: Wits University economist Dr Kenneth Creamer expresses hope about the unemployment rate](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/190x107/56a1c55e28de8896.jpeg?v=1)
Dr Kenneth Creamer, a Wits University economist, spoke to Briefly News about the unemployment rate and measures the government could explore to curb it.
![Unemployment rate increased from 32.9% to 33.5%, South Africans disheartened](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/190x107/76fc1f44e621041a.jpeg?v=1)
Statistics South Africa released its latest unemployment rate, and it showed that the unemployment rate increased from 32.9% to 33.5% in the current quarter.
![Tsiloane sisters build brick company using recycled materials, inspired by waste collectors](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/190x107/72cad049f5fa3e33.jpeg?v=1)
Two entrepreneurial sisters, Kedibone and Kekeletso Tsiloane, created a company that produces bricks from 90% recycled materials, maintaining its strength.
![South Africa drop to 4th most attractive investment destination in Africa](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/190x107/f8f96e81a7e1c68d.jpeg?v=1)
Rand Merchant Bank released a, 'Where To Invest In Africa 2024' report. South Africa is in fourth place as African countries that are favourable to invest in.
![Lebogang Maile, Gauteng Finance MEC, asks Reserve Bank to help Drip avoid liquidation](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/190x107/93e717939913b47a.jpeg?v=1)
Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile wrote a letter to the Governor of the Reserve Bank to request for financial rehabilitation for Drip footwear.
![China sees commercial sector as next frontier in US space race](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/190x107/61f05ce0f9b0798a.jpeg?v=1)
A world-first launch from the far side of the Moon this week showcased China's progress in space, and Beijing now wants its commercial sector to catch up to rivals such as Elon Musk's SpaceX. Chinese companies lag far behind American frontrunners led by SpaceX, which plans to launch Starship, a massive prototype rocket that may one day send humans to Mars, on Thursday.
![Boeing Starliner crew aboard ISS after challenging docking](https://cdn.briefly.co.za/images/190x107/f8a5505b94ef1ce2.jpeg?v=1)
A Boeing Starliner capsule carrying its first ever astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Thursday after overcoming unexpected challenges arising from thruster malfunctions and helium leaks. - Leaks and thruster problems - Prior to launch, it was known that there was one helium leak affecting Starliner.
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