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THURSDAY - 09 MAY 2024 DAY 2

RHS ESSENTIAL

How to improve your marks

Tip #3:Talk to your teachers

Your teachers know you best, so it’s worth talking to them when you’re drawing up a plan of action for improving your grades. Ask them where they think you need to improve, and they’ll probably have some advice on how you can go about it. Coupled with the advice in the rest of this article, this should allow you to tailor an action plan to your personal situation.

https://www.oxford-royale.com/articles/improve-underperforming-grades/

TODAY BIRTHDAYS:

Omphemetse Mashaba (Grade 12)
Raul Nkassengo (Grade 8)

2004: Brenda Fassie, South African singer and diva, dies in her sleep at Sunninghill Hospital

1994: Nelson Mandela addresses people of Cape Town after being elected as President of South Africa by Members of Parliament

1992: Nelson Mandela receives an Honorary Doctorate at the University of Fort Hare

1966: Bram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment

1502: On this day in 1502, master navigator and admiral Christopher Columbus, long considered the “discoverer” of the New World, set sail from Cádiz, Spain, on his fourth and final voyage, hoping to find a passage to Asia.

South African rand slips as risk sentiment sours

South African rand notes.

South Africa’s Rand weakened against the dollar early on Wednesday, pulled down by souring risk sentiment.
At 07:26 GMT, the rand traded at 18.58 per dollar , 0.38% softer than its previous close.
The dollar index was last trading up 0.14% against a basket of currencies.
“Risk sentiment has fallen a touch as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are on the rise again,” said Andre Cilliers, currency strategist at TreasuryONE.
Israeli forces on Tuesday seized the main border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in Rafah, the southern Gaza city where more than one million displaced Palestinians have sought shelter during Israel’s seven-month-old offensive.
Like most emerging market currencies, the rand is risk-sensitive and takes cues from global drivers such as the direction of dollar in addition to local economic data points.
Central bank data earlier showed South Africa’s net foreign reserves rose to $57.851 billion at the end of April, from $57.513 billion in March.
On the stock market, the Top-40 and the broader all-share indices were both around 0.3% weaker in early trade.
South Africa’s benchmark 2030 government bond was marginally weaker, with the yield up 1 basis point to 10.485%