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Rienk Kuipers

Rienk Kuipers

Johannesburg, South Africa

I’m Rienk, cofounder of nownownews, and a young journalist, working to reshape how news is told and consumed in South Africa. I see journalism as a way to build connection: making information accessible, relevant, and real for the audience we serve.

IEC Launches 2026 Local Election Preparations With 'Get Up, Show Up, Vote' Campaign Targeting Youth

JOHANNESBURG, 4 April 2026. The Electoral Commission of South Africa formally launched its preparations for the 2026/27 Local Government Elections on Saturday, unveiling the campaign logo and tagline "Get Up, Show Up, Vote" at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand and calling on young South...

South Africa's Absa PMI Edges to 49.0 in March but Expected Conditions Collapse by Record 23 Points on Tariff Shock

JOHANNESBURG, 1 April 2026. South Africa's seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index rose 1.6 points to 49.0 in March, narrowly short of the neutral 50-point mark that separates expansion from contraction and marking a sixth consecutive month of sub-50 readings, while the...

South Africa Secures Record R889.8 Billion Investment Pledges at 2026 SAIC, Launching Second R2 Trillion Drive

JOHANNESBURG, 31 March 2026. South Africa secured R889.8 billion in investment pledges at the 2026 South Africa Investment Conference, held at the Sandton International Convention Centre on Tuesday, the highest single-year total and the largest number of projects since the conference series was...

Gauteng High Court Dismisses Legal Challenge to NDPP Mothibi's Appointment, Rules Applicant Lacked Standing

JOHANNESBURG, 31 March 2026. The Gauteng High Court dismissed a legal challenge to the appointment of Advocate Andy Mothibi as National Director of Public Prosecutions on Tuesday, ruling that the applicant law firm lacked the legal standing required to bring the application and confirming that...

SARB Holds Repo Rate Unanimously at 6.75% as Iran War Drives Oil Above $100, Raises 2026 Inflation Forecast to 3.7%

PRETORIA, 26 March 2026. The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to hold the repo rate at 6.75% on Thursday, citing surging global oil prices driven by the Iran war as the dominant upside risk to the inflation outlook, while raising its 2026 inflation...

Thousands March Across South Africa on Human Rights Day in Defence of Sovereignty Against US Pressure

JOHANNESBURG, 21 March 2026. Thousands of South Africans marched peacefully from Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg to the Constitutional Court on Saturday, with simultaneous marches in Durban, East London, and Cape Town, as the ruling African National Congress mobilised communities under...

South Africa's February Inflation Hits Exactly 3%, SARB's New Target, as Fuel Prices Decline Sharply

PRETORIA, 18 March 2026. South Africa's consumer price inflation fell to exactly 3.0% year on year in February 2026, the South African Reserve Bank's new headline inflation target, down from 3.5% in January, as fuel prices dropped sharply and transport costs moderated, Statistics South Africa...