France's North African doctors consider emigration with rise of far right
By: Reuters Updated 30 minutes ago In the southern French town where Tunisian doctor Tasnime Labiedh works, the far-right National Rally came top with 41% in the first round of... →
Rwanda secures $1-billion funding deal with South Korea
By: Reuters Updated 48 minutes ago Rwanda's Finance Ministry said on Friday that South Korea has awarded it $1-billion in concessionary loans to fund projects in several sectors... →
Govt continues to drag its feet on fuel-price review – Misa
By: Irma Venter Updated 1 hour 59 minutes ago The former Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has failed to review South Africa’s fuel-pricing methodology since the process to do... →
ANC says it wants to permanently end loadshedding 
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 2 hours 15 minutes ago The African National Congress said on Friday it is committed to not only maintaining the 100 consecutive days without loadshedding, but also to... →
Kenya's Ruto pledges spending cuts after nationwide protests
By: Reuters Updated 2 hours 22 minutes ago Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday pledged spending cuts totalling 177-billion shillings in the fiscal year that started in July, after weeks... →
South Africa inflation expectations dip before rate decision
By: Bloomberg Updated 3 hours ago South African inflation expectations for the next two years declined, signalling progress in the central bank’s efforts to rein them in before its... →
Bloated Cabinet needs to agree on priorities, agenda for deepened economic reform – CDE
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 3 hours ago The Centre for Development and Enterprise said on Friday the centre of government needs to be streamlined with more effective processes feeding... →
More than half-million platinum ounces flow into ETFs in two months in UK
By: Martin Creamer Updated 4 hours ago Over the course of April and May, an inflow of more than half a million ounces of platinum poured into exchange traded funds (ETF) holdings in the... →
Eskom, Minister celebrate 100 days without loadshedding milestone
By: Schalk Burger Updated 5 hours ago State-owned power utility Eskom has achieved 100 consecutive days without loadshedding, which reflects the enhanced reliability and performance of... →
Kenya rights groups decry abductions as government cracks down on protests
By: Reuters Updated 6 hours ago Kenyan activist Bill Eugene Omollo was walking home after dark in his Nairobi neighbourhood on June 20 when he spotted trouble - two men eyeing him... →
Kenya president spoke to IMF chief after pulling tax hikes, sources say
By: Reuters 4th July 2024 Kenyan President William Ruto spoke by phone with International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva in the days after he withdrew $2.7-billion... →
SA’s foreign policy in Africa has failed – Moeletsi Mbeki
By: Thabi Shomolekae 4th July 2024 South African Institute of International Affairs national chairperson Moeletsi Mbeki said on Thursday the African National Congress (ANC) has... →
Pace of platinum-enabled green hydrogen adoption building up steadily worldwide
By: Martin Creamer 4th July 2024 The pace of platinum group metals- (PGM-) enabled green hydrogen generation and clean PGM-catalysed fuel cell electricity adoption is building up... →
