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Adriaan’s top 10 reads of the day | ANC coalition convos, Mthatha troublemakers arrested, SA's sprint star 

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The ANC needs a coalition partner to govern nationally. View Online Adriaan's top 10 reads of the day ADRIAAN BASSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The ANC's national support is now projected to drop by more than 16 percentage points, in what could be the most catastrophic election performance for the liberation movement since 1994. The party will clearly need a coalition partner to govern nationally. ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane said they would "put the country first" when weighing their coalition options.    Two men have been arrested by the Hawks in the Eastern Cape for allegedly inciting violence and threatening to disrupt the elections. It's believed they circulated threatening posts on social media after police seized firearms from members ...

SA Money Daily | Reserve Bank strikes a more dovish tone, but worries about inflation expectations

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Bombshell accusations rock municipal pension fund View Online SA Money Daily The biggest business, economic and market news of the day. AHMED AREFF , BUSINESS DEPUTY EDITOR Reserve Bank strikes a more dovish tone, but worries about inflation expectations The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept interest rates on hold and at a 15-year high – where it has been for a year - on Thursday.   But despite the SA Reserve Bank's unanimous decision to keep the repo unchanged at 8.25%, the MPC was arguably the most dovish for a fair while, says Oxford Economics' senior economist Jee-A van der Linde.   "We had an uncertain start to 2024, but recently, developments have been somewhat more pos...