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South Africa warns others not to go from electricity to darkness
1st December 2023 One of the architects of South Africa’s groundbreaking deal with rich nations to move more quickly away from coal sounded a note of caution to... →
Presidency study urges doubling of Climate Finance
30th November 2023 South Africa needs to more than double climate financing to achieve its emissions reduction targets, according to a study by the Presidential... →
Xi is delegating more authority in China to his trusted No. 2
29th November 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping spent his first decade in office accumulating power at the expense of the Communist Party’s No. 2 official. Now that... →
Mozambique approves $80-billion Energy Transition Strategy
27th November 2023 Mozambique’s government approved a strategy to reduce the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels that it estimates will cost $80-billion to implement... →
South Africa faces backlash over law to bolster small firms
23rd November 2023 South African industry and civil rights groups are pushing back against a draft procurement law aimed at supporting small businesses that were... →
Crime costs South Africa 10% of GDP each year, World Bank says
22nd November 2023 Rampant crime in South Africa is costing the country at least 10% of its gross domestic product annually and exacerbating already stark income... →
South Africa’s quest for energy security threatens climate goals
21st November 2023 South Africa is likely to prioritise energy security over its decarbonisation aspirations to avoid further damage to its economy, said James... →
Germany will lend South Africa €500m for energy switch
17th November 2023 Germany, through its KfW development bank, will as soon as Friday sign an agreement to lend South Africa €500-million ($543-million) to help it... →
Gas-supply cliff is South Africa’s next crisis, energy body says
17th November 2023 South Africa’s supply of natural gas is set to plunge within the next three to four years and there’s a risk of a shortfall triggering the... →
Ramokgopa is acting Finance Minister, while Godongwana on leave
14th November 2023 South Africa’s president appointed Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as acting finance minister, while Enoch Godongwana takes leave. Ramokgopa, appointed in... →
Motsoaledi denies work-permit crisis, says his department is a scapegoat
14th November 2023 Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi dismissed criticism that his department is causing a skills crisis in the country by failing to process... →
South Africa denies changes to farm-export rules based on race
13th November 2023 South Africa’s government rejected reports that new regulations have been introduced to restrict farm-export quotas based on race. The... →
South Africa’s climate adviser rebuts report target to be missed
9th November 2023 South Africa’s Presidential Climate Commission dismissed a report that said modeling shows that the country will miss its 2030 emissions reduction... →
South Africa still weighing impact of charging Eskom interest
9th November 2023 South Africa is still assessing the effect of adding interest to a R254-billion debt relief package for state-owned Eskom Holdings as the company... →
Indebted Transnet rolls over R7bn loans for four months
8th November 2023 Transnet rolled over R7-billion of debt due this week until March, giving the South African State-owned port and rail company relief for four... →
South Africa risks losing business investment over visa ‘chaos’
6th November 2023 In one of the world’s most unequal nations an acute shortage of skilled workers is restraining already tepid growth, limiting job creation and... →
US committed to ‘seamless’ Africa trade pact renewal, Tai says
3rd November 2023 The US aims to ensure that its preferential trade pact with Africa is replaced without interruption when it expires in two-year’s time, while... →
Eskom says its coal pollution kills 330 South Africans a year
2nd November 2023 State power utility Eskom Holdings said pollution from its coal-fired plants that supply more than 80% of the country’s power kills about 330... →
Tax shortfall lumps South Africa with no-good-news Budget
30th October 2023 South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is in a bind as he reworks the nation’s budget in the face of lower-than-expected tax revenue and... →
Brics multilateral lender seeks its first-ever syndicated loan
25th October 2023 The multilateral lender established in 2015 by the Brics group of emerging-market countries is seeking its first-ever syndicated loan, according to... →
South Africa set to topple Nigeria to regain mantle as continent’s biggest economy
17th October 2023 South Africa is set to briefly overtake Nigeria and Egypt as the continent’s largest economy next year, International Monetary Fund forecasts show.... →
Embattled Transnet seeks South Africa’s support to turnaround
16th October 2023 South Africa’s embattled State-owned freight-rail and ports company identified areas that require immediate state support in a turnaround plan that... →
S Africa needs to do more on inflation – Lesetja Kganyago
11th October 2023 South Africa’s central bank has more work to do to rein in inflation that remains elevated, with higher food and oil costs posing risks to the... →
MTN's Nyati to succeed Makwana as Eskom chair
9th October 2023 Mpho Makwana will step down as chairman of South Africa’s beleaguered power utility at Eskom Holdings’ annual general meeting at the end of the... →
Eskom to have CEO by year end – Gordhan
6th October 2023 South Africa will name a chief executive officer for beleaguered power utility Eskom by the end of the year, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin... →
African scientists join forces to find HIV vaccine
3rd October 2023 South Africa’s Medical Research Council (MRC) is teaming up with scientists from eight countries on the continent in an US-funded effort to select... →
South African policy uncertainty eases on better GDP and inflation
2nd October 2023 Policy uncertainty in South Africa eased in the third quarter after better-than-expected economic growth data and as inflation eased to within the... →
Striking workers at key South Africa coal port reject wage offer
29th September 2023 Workers at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in South Africa rejected its latest wage offer and will continue to strike, according to the main labour... →
South Africa’s monetary base surges 26% with new surplus system
28th September 2023 South Africa’s central bank said its shift to a simpler monetary policy implementation framework has led to a surge in the country’s monetary base.... →
Reserve Bank set to hold rates, keep hawkish bias
21st September 2023 South Africa’s central bank is set to keep interest rates steady for a second straight meeting, while hinting at the possibility of further hikes... →
South Africa’s finances are in a parlous state, Godongwana warns
21st September 2023 South Africa’s public finances are in a poor state, with the government failing to meet its tax-collection targets and tighter financial conditions... →
Pressure for action grows as South African ports firm flails
19th September 2023 Business lobby groups are piling pressure on South Africa’s government to act against the management of state ports and rail operator Transnet for... →
South Africa publishes draft law to establish holding company for State entities
18th September 2023 South Africa has released a draft law that will facilitate the creation of a holding company to house struggling power utility Eskom, rail and port... →
African central banks set to hold rates as currency risks weigh
15th September 2023 African central banks meeting in the next three weeks are mostly set to hold interest rates while leaving hikes on the table, amid risks to their... →
South African unions threaten to strike over spending cuts
13th September 2023 South Africa’s largest labour union federation is threatening to go on strike if the government backs proposed austerity measures, which could... →
Lula backs off pledge Putin won’t be arrested if he visits
11th September 2023 President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva backed off a pledge that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would be safe to travel to next year’s Group of 20... →
South Africa to shut Public Enterprises department next year
30th August 2023 South Africa’s government intends to shut down the Department of Public Enterprises, which oversees seven of the biggest State companies, when a... →
Ace Magashule to contest 2024 vote
30th August 2023 An official who was expelled from South Africa’s governing party for unlawfully announcing a decision to remove President Cyril Ramaphosa from his... →
Distribution is ‘albatross’ of power system – Ramokgopa
28th August 2023 South Africa’s electricity distribution system is “an albatross” beset by fighting between the national power utility and municipalities as the... →
South Africa joins China’s space alliance in race against US
23rd August 2023 South Africa will partner with China on space exploration as Beijing seeks to bolster its influence in the competition for lunar dominance against... →
South Africa inflation at two-year low signals rates respite
23rd August 2023 South African’s inflation slowed to the lowest level in two years last month, beating expectations and providing room for the central bank to... →
