South African News
South African rand weakens ahead of Fed decision 
By: Reuters 17th December 2024 South Africa's rand slipped against a stronger dollar on Tuesday, as investors turn their attention to the Federal Reserve's interest rate... →
Restarted Blyvoor gold mine is on the way back up on Joburg’s West Rand
By: Martin Creamer 17th December 2024 Blyvoor gold mine, the restarted underground Witwatersrand gold mine west of Johannesburg, is on the way back up. South African mining company... →
More indications of quality copper in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape
By: Martin Creamer 17th December 2024 The final assay results from diamond drill holes completed to test strike and down-dip extensions of the high-grade copper mineralisation at the... →
Smoggy Sasolburg illustrates conflict between economy and clean air
By: Reuters 17th December 2024 From the moment Mpho Putsoenyane's daughter Hlompho was born in Zamdela, a South African township beside the smokestacks and gas flares of Sasol's... →
Balobedu Queenship: South Africa’s only legally recognised Queenship 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 13th December 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has legally recognised Princess Masalanabo Modjadji VII as the Queen of the Balobedu Queenship, in terms of the... →
SABS denies allegations of corruption, mismanagement
By: Darren Parker 13th December 2024 The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has denied a series of allegations of longstanding and ongoing corruption and mismanagement. In an... →
South Africa, Lesotho row puts water project at risk, BD says
By: Bloomberg 13th December 2024 A diplomatic row may further delay the construction of a multi-billion dollar project in Lesotho that’s needed to ward off a water crisis in South... →
South Africa shifts to FDI outflows in third quarter, central bank says
By: Reuters 13th December 2024 South Africa recorded foreign direct investment outflows of 3.2-billion rand ($179.87-million) in the third quarter, compared to inflows of... →
