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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nKganyago<\/strong> sends a warning to the US:<\/strong>\u00a0Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has warned that the United States government\u2019s over-indebtedness is becoming a growing concern. The governor said the political will to lower debt appears to be missing in many developed nations, even as new spending pressures are building. [Daily Investor<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n The DA in hot water: <\/strong>In Cape Town’s affluent suburbs, traditionally a stronghold for the DA, signs of political discontent are emerging. In areas like Constantia, many long-time DA voters are frustrated with rising municipal costs and a perceived shift away from their needs. [Business Day<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n New SARS criminal tactic targeting companies:<\/strong>\u00a0Hacker group SilverFox has been linked to a campaign in South Africa that used fake notifications from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to breach company systems. [MyBroadband<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n More than R80 billion down the drain:\u00a0<\/strong>The government has acknowledged the failure of the bus rapid transit (BRT) programme, despite spending over R80 billion on integrated public transport systems over two decades. With the project abandoned, cities facing budget cuts are now seeking solutions. [TimesLive<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Western Cape faces severe storms:<\/strong>\u00a0The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued another level 8 warning over heavy rain and possible flooding in the Western Cape. Spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto said while more rainfall is expected in mountainous areas, residents must be prepared for emergencies. [EWN<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Monday, 11 May 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":857908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20398],"tags":[18993,853],"class_list":["post-859992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5-things","tag-5-important-things-happening-in-south-africa-today","tag-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859992"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":859993,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859992\/revisions\/859993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/857908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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