South Africa’s ARM to acquire 15% of Canada’s Surge Copper 
By: Martin Creamer 3rd April 2024 Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has entered into a subscription agreement for a private placement financing with Surge... →
‘This country was built on the backs of migrants’ – Mashaba lays out ActionSA’s plan to ‘fix SA’
By: Sashnee Moodley 3rd April 2024 Following the launch of his party’s 2024 election manifesto last month, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba sat down with Polity, setting out the... →
Senegal President Faye appoints ally Sonko as prime minister
By: Reuters 3rd April 2024 New Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime minister in his... →
IMF ends Ethiopia visit, deal not yet secured
By: Reuters 3rd April 2024 The International Monetary Fund concluded its visit to Ethiopia to discuss a request for IMF support on Tuesday without reaching an agreement,... →
Policy uncertainty edging further into negative territory ahead of elections, report shows
By: Darren Parker 3rd April 2024 The North-West University Business School Policy Uncertainty Index veered further into negative territory in the first quarter, at 65.8 index... →
Faye sworn in as Senegal president, cites 'profound desire for change'
By: Reuters 2nd April 2024 Senegal's once jailed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in on Tuesday as the West African nation's fifth and youngest president... →
Parties petition Ramaphosa not to sign Electoral Matters Amendment Bill
By: Thabi Shomolekae 2nd April 2024 Ten opposition parties, currently represented in Parliament, have petitioned President Cyril Ramaphosa to not sign into law the Electoral Matters... →
Current low PGM prices not reflective of supply/demand fundamentals – Nedbank CIB
By: Martin Creamer 2nd April 2024 Platinum group metals (PGM) prices, where they are now, do not reflect the medium to long-term supply demand fundamentals. Instead, they are driven... →
DA wants Parly to speed up motion of no confidence against Mapisa-Nqakula
By: Thabi Shomolekae 2nd April 2024 The Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday that given the “severity of the allegations” against National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula,... →
Egypt's Sisi starts third term pledging more investment, social spending
2nd April 2024 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in for his third term on Tuesday in the country's new capital, the largest of the mega-projects... →
At least 12 killed, 15 children missing in South Sudan attack
By: Reuters 2nd April 2024 Youths attacked a village in eastern South Sudan and shot dead at least 12 people while 15 children are missing, officials said on Tuesday, as... →
Pro-Russia X accounts tout Zuma’s Party, CIR says
By: Bloomberg 2nd April 2024 An analysis of accounts on social media platform X that have been used to promote Russian interests in South Africa are now being utilised to rally... →
BLSA calls for immediate reworking of IRP, describing assumptions as ‘spurious’
By: Terence Creamer 2nd April 2024 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), whose members include the largest domestic and foreign companies operating in South Africa, has added its... →
