ActionSA says foreign policy must be determined in light of China-Taiwan snafu 
By: Sashnee Moodley 28th October 2024 ActionSA has called for South Africa to respect the sovereignty of Taiwan and China and said the South African government must to resist attempts... →
Ramaphosa wants 250Mt of freight moved by rail by 2029, as he notes progress in the sector
By: Sashnee Moodley 28th October 2024 The seventh administration aims to push rail as the “backbone of transport” in the country, with President Cyril Ramaphosa urging that rail lines... →
Diamond-rich Botswana votes with President Masisi seeking second term
By: Reuters 28th October 2024 Botswana will hold a general election on Wednesday with President Mokgweetsi Masisi competing against three challengers for a second term in the... →
New Just Energy Transition matchmaking platform aiming for R600m in grant disbursements in 2025
By: Terence Creamer 25th October 2024 A new matchmaking platform to directly link providers of grant funding pledged to South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP)... →
Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Willies Mchunu join MK Party
By: Sashnee Moodley 25th October 2024 Over a week after announcing her resignation from the Economic Freedom Fighters, former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has joined the uMkhonto... →
DA calls for shared policing functions
By: Thabi Shomolekae 25th October 2024 Democratic Alliance police spokesperson Ian Cameron on Friday called for policing functions to be shared between national, provincial and local... →
South Africa in talks with energy partners on loan guarantees
By: Bloomberg 25th October 2024 South Africa is in talks with its international climate-finance partners over the provision of guarantees for loans for the construction of... →
Spurred by shared grievances, Brics gathers pace
By: Reuters 25th October 2024 As US election jitters hung over this week's meeting of global finance chiefs in Washington, a smiling Vladimir Putin was in the Russian city of... →
Zimbabwe inflation surges after currency devaluation
By: Reuters 25th October 2024 Zimbabwe's consumer inflation surged to 37.2% month on month in October in local currency terms, data showed on Friday, after a sharp devaluation... →
US regulation revision likely to benefit Sibanye-Stillwater’s PGM operations in Montana 
By: Martin Creamer 25th October 2024 Final regulations that are anticipated to benefit the platinum group metals (PGM) operations of Sibanye-Stillwater in Montana have been published... →
UN says world is now on course for warming of up to 3.1 °C
By: Bloomberg 25th October 2024 A chronic lack of ambition and climate action by countries across the world over the past three years means the goal to keep global warming below... →
South African reforms could push rand higher, central bank chief says
By: Reuters 25th October 2024 South Africa's rand has further room to strengthen if the government in Pretoria pushes ahead with reforms and prudent policies, the country's... →
Turkey to seek improved Africa cooperation in Djibouti talks, officials say
By: Reuters 25th October 2024 Turkey's foreign minister will travel to Djibouti next week to attend a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting and discuss improving cooperation between... →
