Senegalese Prime Minister Sonko calls on supporters to avenge campaign violence
By: Reuters 12th December 2024 Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has urged supporters of the ruling Pastef party to take revenge for alleged violence against them during the... →
S Africa's Premier Group open to acquisitions after profit jumps 32.4%
By: Reuters 12th December 2024 South African food producer Premier Group has 1.1-billion rand ($60.91-million) available for acquisitions, it said on Tuesday, after reporting a... →
Russian power creeps across West Africa with Equatorial Guinea mission
By: Reuters 12th December 2024 Russia has deployed up to 200 military instructors to Equatorial Guinea in recent weeks to protect the presidency, sources told Reuters, showing... →
South African rand sees tailwind from local inflation and retail data
By: Reuters 12th December 2024 The South African rand extended gains against the dollar on Thursday, supported by subdued local consumer inflation and upbeat retail sales data... →
HSBC, World Bank's IFC launch $1bn trade finance programme for emerging markets
By: Reuters 12th December 2024 HSBC and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) will jointly provide funding to trade transactions valued at up to $1-billion, in... →
South Africa tests market appetite for Independent Transmission Projects ahead of pilot 
By: Terence Creamer 11th December 2024 South Africa has issued a request for information (RFI) to gauge the level of interest and readiness of industry to participate in Independent... →
New commitment to reduce exposure to diesel emissions in underground mines
By: Martin Creamer 11th December 2024 A most fundamental human need is to breathe fresh air. Yet, for millions of people working in underground mines across the globe, this is not a... →
ActionSA wants deputy minister roles abolished
By: Thabi Shomolekae 11th December 2024 ActionSA on Wednesday reiterated its demand for a “lean, effective” Cabinet of no more than 20 ministers, with all deputy minister positions... →
ICC suspect ordered murder and rape in Sudan's Darfur, judges hear
By: Reuters 11th December 2024 The International Criminal Court's (ICC's) chief prosecutor told judges on Wednesday that the suspect in the first trial examining war crimes in... →
Rand Water prepares for more maintenance
By: Natasha Odendaal 11th December 2024 Rand Water is preparing to embark on its next planned water infrastructure maintenance project this week. On Friday, the utility will start repairs... →
Joburg Water optimistic regarding turnaround plan amid challenges, R27bn backlog
By: Natasha Odendaal 11th December 2024 Against a challenging backdrop of high – and rising – water demand, illegal connections, nonpayment for water, servitude encroachments and aging... →
Families of unlawfully convicted engineers call for their release before Christmas
By: Marleny Arnoldi 11th December 2024 The families of two South Africans, Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, have again pleaded with the Equatorial Guinea government to release the men,... →
South African inflation inches up, leaving rate cut hopes intact
By: Bloomberg 11th December 2024 South Africa’s inflation rate crept up by less-than-expected in November, creating room for the central bank to deliver another cut in borrowing... →
