South African News
Briton must face South African Eskom bribery charges, court says
By: Bloomberg 23rd August 2024 A British national wanted in South Africa over allegations of bribes paid in a deal struck with state-owned power utility Eskom Holdings lost a bid... →
Cholera spreads as Sudan grapples with rains and displacement
By: Reuters 23rd August 2024 For the second consecutive year Sudan is in the grip of a cholera outbreak that has left at least 28 people dead in the last month as rains fall in... →
Highlighting indigent subsidy red tape, social housing association warns on electricity price hike
By: Sabrina Jardim 23rd August 2024 The National Association of Social Housing (Nasho) has urged government to consider alternatives for the social housing sector as electricity... →
Speakers highlight challenges, opportunities for women in agriculture
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 23rd August 2024 There is a need to increase the participation of women in agriculture through initiatives that will unlock opportunities and overcome challenges,... →
Mixed reactions to signing of second Health Compact 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd August 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) averred on Friday that the signing of the Health Compact is nothing more than a “blatant attempt to coerce and feign... →
Industry bodies condemn Free State govt’s approach to a large housing tender
By: Marleny Arnoldi 23rd August 2024 The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) has expressed its support for the South African Council... →
Macpherson planning decisive action against construction mafias
By: Marleny Arnoldi 23rd August 2024 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer have agreed on the need... →
End of loadshedding positive, but more electricity needed for economy to thrive – PARI
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd August 2024 Public Affairs Research Institute’s (PARI’s) energy transition programme head Tracy Ledger noted that while the end of loadshedding is good news... →
