Plastic waste chokes Congo dam, causing widespread power cuts
By: Reuters 18th November 2024 A tide of plastic waste flowing into a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Congo is causing regular power cuts in several major cities, creating a... →
HSRC's first GBV report pushes for holistic, long-term solutions 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th November 2024 The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) on Monday called on Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and People with Disabilities Sindisiwe... →
Phase 1 of Hammanskraal drinking water project completed, water yet to flow
By: Natasha Odendaal 18th November 2024 The first phase of the drinking water project for Hammanskraal has been completed, with the first of four modules of the Klipdrift potable water... →
Senegal's president faces budget challenge after likely parliamentary win
By: Reuters 18th November 2024 A likely absolute majority for President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party in Senegal's legislative election would empower him to pursue his... →
US Ambassador to South Africa Brigety says he will resign
By: Bloomberg 18th November 2024 Reuben Brigety, the US ambassador to South Africa, said he will resign effective January 10 in line with procedure after Donald Trump's election... →
Ramaphosa calls for peaceful resolution to police standoff with illegal miners
By: Sashnee Moodley 18th November 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa described the Stilfontein mine as a “crime scene”, on Monday, as he called for a peaceful resolution to the standoff at... →
South Africa ratings upgrade, employment figures largely a positive – BLSA CEO
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 18th November 2024 The upgrade of South Africa’s rating by S&P Global to a positive ratings outlook is largely positive for the country, but employment figures from... →
South African rand firms on S&P outlook upgrade
By: Reuters 18th November 2024 South Africa's rand gained on Monday, as markets welcomed rating agency S&P's decision to raise the country's credit rating outlook. At 0747 GMT,... →
UK to put Sudan resolution to vote by UN Security Council
By: Reuters 18th November 2024 Britain will seek backing from other United Nations Security Council members on Monday for its demand that Sudan's warring parties stop hostilities... →
Gabon votes yes to new constitution, says interior minister
By: Reuters 18th November 2024 Gabonese voters approved a new constitution by a landslide 91.8%, the interior minister said on Sunday, after a referendum that the junta in power... →
South Africa’s rare earths project in Limpopo seen as one of world’s most resilient
By: Martin Creamer 15th November 2024 The rare earths recovery project underway in South Africa’s Limpopo province is regarded as one of the world’s most resilient rare earths projects... →
Ramaphosa appoints Presidential Economic Advisory Council for new administration
15th November 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) as part of the seventh administration’s ambition for... →
Families gather at mine shaft where hundreds are feared underground
By: Reuters 15th November 2024 Desperate family members of illegal miners believed to number in the hundreds waited outside a disused mine shaft in South Africa on Friday in the... →
