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... →
South Africa back on investor radar screen, Roger Baxter reports
By: Martin Creamer 14th November 2024 People are sitting up and taking notice of South Africa being very much back on the investment radar screen, Southern Palladium executive... →
Prosecution of apartheid atrocities reinforces public trust in justice system – HSF
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th November 2024 The Helen Suzman Foundation welcomed the recent guilty plea by former apartheid police officer John Marais for the 1987 murder of anti-apartheid... →
DA petition gets over 200 000 signatures against Eskom's proposed 40% increase
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th November 2024 The Democratic Alliance has submitted the first batch of over 200 000 signatures, on its petition against Eskom's proposed 40% price hike, to the... →
South Africa needs to train top people differently, to achieve the just energy transition
By: Rebecca Campbell 14th November 2024 South Africa has to focus on developing top-level human resources in order to ensure that the country minimises mistakes and project failures... →
Civil society points to procedural missteps in govt’s decision on exploration right for oil, gas
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th November 2024 Non-profit organisation Natural Justice expressed optimism that the courts will see the flaws in government’s decision-making process on... →
Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom
By: Reuters 14th November 2024 The deputy director of Chad's National Meteorological Agency waggled his finger up and down to demonstrate how a motionless humidity gauge at the... →
Senegal heads to the polls amid fiscal crisis, threat of unrest
By: Reuters 14th November 2024 Senegal will vote in legislative elections on Sunday that will determine whether the new president and government can gain control over the... →
Parts of Jhb face weekend water cuts as Eikenhof substation to undergo repairs
By: Creamer Media Reporter 14th November 2024 Power and water utilities City Power, Johannesburg Water and Rand Water have advised that an emergency power outage will be implemented at the... →
South Africa partially reopens Mozambique border after unrest
By: Bloomberg 14th November 2024 South Africa started allowing some movement at its main border with Mozambique on Thursday morning, after protests prompted a suspension the day... →
South Africa's ratings seen stuck in 'junk' despite investor optimism
By: Reuters 14th November 2024 South Africa will be unable to shed its "junk" credit rating for years to come, credit analysts said, despite investor optimism over the economic... →
Johannesburg Planetarium relaunches as Wits Anglo American Digital Dome
By: Sabrina Jardim 13th November 2024 The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), in partnership with diversified mining company Anglo American, have relaunched the old Johannesburg... →
