South African News
Municipal debt piles pressure on Eskom’s restructuring efforts
By: Bloomberg Updated 6 hours ago Billions of rand that South African municipalities owe Eskom are hindering the State-owned power utility’s plan to restructure and separate its... →
Infrastructure reform key to lift South Africa growth, BER says
By: Bloomberg 7th January 2025 South Africa must invest R200-billion to revive its frayed railways, half that amount again to upgrade water infrastructure, and tackle bottlenecks... →
AfriForum urges strengthened border security, collaboration to tackle illegal crossings
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th January 2025 Non-governmental organisation AfriForum is urging the South African Border Management Authority (BMA) and law enforcement agencies to strengthen... →
ArcelorMittal job cuts: ActionSA calls for policy review, EFF blames govt
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th January 2025 ActionSA has expressed concerns with steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa’s decision to wind down its long-products business, which will... →
Court to hear urgent bid to block public release of 2024 Matric results
By: Thabi Shomolekae 6th January 2025 An urgent application by the Information Regulator (IR) to obtain an interdict against the Department of Basic Education (DBE) publicly releasing... →
All systems go for ANC’s 113th anniversary celebration in W Cape
By: Thabi Shomolekae 6th January 2025 The African National Congress (ANC) will on Saturday celebrate its 113th anniversary at the Mandela Park Stadium in Khayelitsha, in the Western... →
Barrick remains committed to constructive engagement with Mali government 
By: Martin Creamer 6th January 2025 New York- and Toronto-listed Barrick Gold remains restricted from shipping gold from its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in Mali, West Africa. In... →
Ministry unpacks latest renewable energy preferred bidder awards
By: Marleny Arnoldi 6th January 2025 The Ministry of Electricity and Energy has unveiled the preferred bidders for Bid Window 7 (BW 7) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power... →
