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The eThekwini Municipality says it has begun its weekly joint sampling of beach water with Adopt-A-River, which is a non-profit organisation.In a statement the municipality says the joint effort is to ensure credible comparison of test results, in the interests of transparency and public safety.It stated that until recently, the city and independent laboratories have not been sampling jointly, leading to different beach water results, which in turn caused confusion among the public regarding the results.The eThekwini Municipality said that on 5 October 2023, it jointly sampled with Adopt-A-River whose samples are tested by an independent laboratory, Talbot.The city said the joint sampling was done at Point Beach, uShaka, South Beach, North Beach, Battery Beach, Country Clu...

The Rand as a currency has been trading at 18.9800 against the dollar, not far from its previous close of 18.9850.1 This shows it is stabilizing. The South African Reserve bank (SARB) will announce its interest rate decision on Thursday and provide clues on the country’s future rate path.2 The dollar last traded near its previous close of 105.260 against a basket of global currencies.3 “The SARB is expected to keep rates unchanged but remain hawkish on the back of concerns of an uptick in inflation on the back of the higher fuel price,” Andre Cilliers, currency strategist at TreasureOne.4The US Federal Reserve is also expected to keep rate unchanged when it meets on Wednesday, he added, “but with a hawkish outlook given the higher oil price and higher inflation numbers”.5 ...