South African News
Five provinces now load reduction free – Eskom
By: Creamer Media Reporter 8th July 2026 State-owned Eskom says it has reached an important milestone in its nationwide Load Reduction Eradication Programme, with five of the country's... →
MKP, EFF reject Treasury’s ‘punitive’ R13.5b municipal funding freeze 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 8th July 2026 The MKP and the EFF have strongly condemned the National Treasury’s decision to temporarily withhold R13.5-billion in local government equitable... →
Treasury launches investigation into allegations made at Madlanga Commission
By: Creamer Media Reporter 8th July 2026 Following testimony presented to the Madlanga Commission that raised allegations of improper conduct involving a former National Treasury employee,... →
First phase of Sibanye-Stillwater’s secondary mining thrust given thumbs up
By: Martin Creamer 8th July 2026 A lower-risk secondary mining business, which focuses on extracting value from platinum group metals (PGM) surface waste that hosts chrome, is... →
South Africa ties R3.6bn Johannesburg funding to debt plan
By: Bloomberg 8th July 2026 National Treasury said it will release funding that’s been withdrawn from dozens of municipalities after they’ve submitted plans on how they’ll pay... →
EFF slams ‘State dysfunction’ after ConCourt defends asylum seekers
By: Thabi Shomolekae 8th July 2026 The EFF have strongly welcomed the landmark judgment of the Constitutional Court, which confirmed the Western Cape High Court’s declaration that... →
Nkabane appointed acting chairperson of Agriculture Committee
By: Thabi Shomolekae 8th July 2026 The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture has officially elected Dr Nobuhle Nkabane as its acting chairperson, invoking Rule 159 of the National... →
Johannesburg, other municipalities face funding freeze over high spending
By: Reuters 8th July 2026 South Africa's National Treasury will withhold funding from Johannesburg and dozens of other municipalities for at least a month over persistent... →
