South Africa on the clock as rand volatility soars post-budget
By: Bloomberg 5th November 2024 Investors are giving South Africa’s coalition government some leeway to get its finances in order, but the rising cost of hedging against rand... →
No Day Zero for Gauteng, assures Majodina 
By: Natasha Odendaal 5th November 2024 While Gauteng battles many self-inflicted water challenges, it will not face a Day Zero, where the taps will run dry, Water and Sanitation Minister... →
UK's Prince William meets President Ramaphosa on South Africa trip 
By: Reuters 5th November 2024 Britain's Prince William paid a visit to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday in Cape Town after taking a nature walk with rangers... →
Police union wants review of justice system processes
By: Thabi Shomolekae 5th November 2024 As it celebrates its thirty-fifth anniversary, Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union president Thulani Ngwenya called for a review of the... →
South Africa will champion African energy priorities at G20 next year – Ramokgopa
By: Rebecca Campbell 5th November 2024 South Africa will use its position as Chair of the G20 (the group of 19 major global economies plus the African Union and the European Union) next... →
IMF raises Ethiopia's international reserves target after first review
By: Reuters 5th November 2024 The International Monetary Fund has raised Ethiopia's net international reserves target to facilitate payments of upcoming hard currency bills, the... →
Eskom’s revenue application displays ‘cavalier disregard’ for negative economic and social impacts
By: Terence Creamer 5th November 2024 The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has urged the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to reject Eskom’s latest revenue... →
DA decries ‘micro-management’ of language during march against BELA Act
By: Sashnee Moodley 5th November 2024 Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen on Tuesday argued that provincial governments would have “too much” power under the Basic Education... →
S African government investigates spate of food-borne illnesses, encourages food safety practices
By: Sabrina Jardim 5th November 2024 South Africa has recently experienced outbreaks of food-borne illnesses that have led to the tragic death of a number of children and numerous... →
South Africa's private sector growth sustained in October as costs fall, PMI shows
By: Reuters 5th November 2024 South Africa's private sector maintained its growth trajectory in October, bolstered by a decline in business costs and selling prices, a... →
Kenya's private sector activity returns to growth in October, PMI shows
By: Reuters 5th November 2024 Kenya's private sector saw a modest improvement in business conditions in October, as activity levels and employment returned to growth, an S&P... →
Ramaphosa stresses child safety in marking National Children’s Day
By: Thabi Shomolekae 4th November 2024 In his latest letter to the nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa urged the strengthening of collective resolve to ensure that every child has a safe,... →
Trip at Kriel power station’s Unit 6 will not lead to loadshedding, Eskom assures
By: Darren Parker 4th November 2024 State-owned utility Eskom has assured the country that the tripping of Unit 6 at the Kriel power station, in Mpumalanga, on November 3, would not... →
