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... →
South Africa says China could assume climate lead if US exits
By: Bloomberg 15th November 2024 China has an opportunity to lead the global fight against climate change with the US set to tamp down its commitments following the election of... →
PPPs, GNU can help foster development – Nyati
By: Sabrina Jardim 15th November 2024 Amid the fiscal constraints facing South Africa, public-private partnerships (PPPs) are key in driving development, said State-owned utility Eskom... →
South Africa's revised carbon tax to be harsher but with more offsets, Treasury says
By: Reuters 15th November 2024 South Africa's revised carbon tax aims to balance the rival demands of climate activists and polluters by lowering tax-free allowances while... →
Citigroup warns Trump's policies may slow growth in emerging markets
By: Reuters 15th November 2024 Citigroup analysts anticipate that emerging market stocks will underperform compared to global peers following Donald Trump's recent victory in the... →
Nigeria inflation rises for second month in October
By: Reuters 15th November 2024 Nigeria's inflation rate rose for the second straight month in October, advancing to 33.88% in annual terms from 32.70% in September, data from the... →
Provinces increase their expenditure by nearly 5% in the second quarter
By: Schalk Burger 15th November 2024 National Treasury has revealed that South Africa's provinces spent 50.6%, or R384.9-billion, of the allocated main budget of R760.1-billion in the... →
Higher Education Minister to undertake working visit to China to strengthen TVET cooperation
15th November 2024 Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle Nkabane is set to lead a high-level South African delegation on a working visit to China... →
GOOD Party welcomes Hawks' legal action against Gary van Niekerk over fraud charges
By: Creamer Media Reporter 15th November 2024 The GOOD Party in Nelson Mandela Bay has expressed its support for the decision by the Hawks to summon Gary van Niekerk to court to face charges of... →
PSA urges stricter food safety measures following poisoning incidents at Western Cape schools
15th November 2024 The Public Servants Association has expressed concern over recent food poisoning incidents that affected 28 learners from Mzamomtsha Primary School... →
South African Reserve Bank to cut rates 25bps to 7.75% on Nov 21 – Reuters poll
By: Reuters 15th November 2024 The South African Reserve Bank will cut its repo rate next week as slowing inflation continues to make way for a series of cuts through the middle... →
AFD approves another €400m JET-linked policy loan to South Africa
By: Terence Creamer 14th November 2024 Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has approved another €400-million policy-based loan to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (JET),... →
Police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
By: Reuters 14th November 2024 South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused shaft, a day after a... →