Restarted Blyvoor gold mine is on the way back up on Joburg’s West Rand 
By: Martin Creamer 17th December 2024 Blyvoor gold mine, the restarted underground Witwatersrand gold mine west of Johannesburg, is on the way back up. South African mining company... →
At least 34 killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique, UN agency says
By: Reuters 17th December 2024 At least 34 people have been killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall there on Sunday, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said on... →
Zambia gets $184-million from IMF after program review
By: Bloomberg 17th December 2024 Zambia will immediately receive about $184-million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the lender’s board approved the fourth review... →
More indications of quality copper in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape
By: Martin Creamer 17th December 2024 The final assay results from diamond drill holes completed to test strike and down-dip extensions of the high-grade copper mineralisation at the... →
Indonesia's Prabowo heads to Egypt for D-8 economic summit
By: Reuters 17th December 2024 Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto headed to Egypt on Tuesday to attend meetings of a group of eight major Muslim developing countries, known as... →
Smoggy Sasolburg illustrates conflict between economy and clean air
By: Reuters 17th December 2024 From the moment Mpho Putsoenyane's daughter Hlompho was born in Zamdela, a South African township beside the smokestacks and gas flares of Sasol's... →
Zimbabwe at risk of another dry season after El Nino drought, says WFP
By: Reuters 13th December 2024 Zimbabwe appears to be heading into another dry spell that could worsen hunger for millions of people already suffering from an El Nino-induced... →
Balobedu Queenship: South Africa’s only legally recognised Queenship
By: Thabi Shomolekae 13th December 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has legally recognised Princess Masalanabo Modjadji VII as the Queen of the Balobedu Queenship, in terms of the... →
SABS denies allegations of corruption, mismanagement
By: Darren Parker 13th December 2024 The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has denied a series of allegations of longstanding and ongoing corruption and mismanagement. In an... →
South Africa, Lesotho row puts water project at risk, BD says
By: Bloomberg 13th December 2024 A diplomatic row may further delay the construction of a multi-billion dollar project in Lesotho that’s needed to ward off a water crisis in South... →
South Africa shifts to FDI outflows in third quarter, central bank says
By: Reuters 13th December 2024 South Africa recorded foreign direct investment outflows of 3.2-billion rand ($179.87-million) in the third quarter, compared to inflows of... →
Joburg opens R116m Riverside View Phase 3 affordable housing in Diepsloot
By: Schalk Burger 13th December 2024 The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) opened the 184-unit, Phase 3 of the Riverside View affordable housing development in Diepsloot, west of Midrand and... →
GOOD Party wants Gary van Niekerk relieved of his duties
By: Thabi Shomolekae 13th December 2024 The GOOD Party said on Friday it strongly believes that Nelson Mandela Bay Deputy Mayor Gary van Niekerk should have been permanently relieved of... →
