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The country had poured more than 9 billion rand ($550 million) into the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor, which briefly made South Africa one of the global centers for advanced nuclear engineering before the project was shelved due to delays and rising costs.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Masemola faces four counts of violating the Public Finance Management Act, a law that regulates the government’s awarding of contracts, over a 360 million-rand ($21 million) deal to provide health and well-being services to police officers.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
South Africa’s police chief faces prosecution over his alleged role in a 360 million-rand ($21 million) health-services tender scandal, escalating scrutiny of the country’s top law-enforcement office.
—S'thembile Cele, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
The study, which was commissioned by the Independent Producers Organization (IPO), analyzed a 10-year period from 2015 to 2025, during which film and television production added 26.4 billion rand ($1.6 billion) of total gross value to the South African economy.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Masemola faces four counts of violating the Public Finance Management Act, a law that regulates the government’s awarding of contracts, over a 360 million-rand ($21 million) deal to provide health and well-being services to police officers.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
South Africa’s police chief faces prosecution over his alleged role in a 360 million-rand ($21 million) health-services tender scandal, escalating scrutiny of the country’s top law-enforcement office.
—S'thembile Cele, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
The study, which was commissioned by the Independent Producers Organization (IPO), analyzed a 10-year period from 2015 to 2025, during which film and television production added 26.4 billion rand ($1.6 billion) of total gross value to the South African economy.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Rand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rand. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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rand
noun
ˈrand 
ˈränd,
ˈränt
plural rand
1
: the basic unit of money of South Africa
2
: a coin or bill representing one rand
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