Sydnie Christmas left her Golden Buzzer judge a little light-headed after performing during the third live semi-final.
Rising bond yields typically reflect expectations for higher interest rates, which in turn means costlier financing and smaller profit margins for companies. Signs of persistent price pressures pushed the majority of market expectations for at least a 25-basis-point rate cut to the last two months of the year, according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool. April's personal consumption expenditure report - the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, due on Friday - could sway bets on the timing of the central bank's first cut.
The ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time.