South African News
Decrease in unemployment rate welcomed, but GNU blamed for economic failures 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 12th November 2024 Political parties on Wednesday welcomed the decrease in the unemployment rate, however, they slammed the Government of National Unity (GNU) for... →
South African rand hits three-month low as markets ponder Trump policies
By: Reuters 12th November 2024 South Africa's rand hit a three-month low on Tuesday, hurt by a stronger dollar and weaker gold prices, as markets grappled with what another... →
South Africa markets eurobonds after coalition lifts confidence
By: Bloomberg 12th November 2024 South Africa is marketing eurobonds in its first potential international debt sale under a government of national unity following May elections.... →
Unemployment rate improves to 32.1% in the third quarter
By: Marleny Arnoldi 12th November 2024 South Africa’s unemployment rate decreased by 1.4 percentage points to 32.1% in the third quarter, from 33.5% in the second quarter. The expanded... →
Overnight water throttling part of new measures to combat Joburg’s water challenges
By: Natasha Odendaal 12th November 2024 Johannesburg Water will start throttling water supply from between 21:00 and 04:00, as the city experiences increasingly frequent interruptions to... →
South Africa has impressively low battery manganese incentive price, Mintek@90 hears
By: Martin Creamer 11th November 2024 South Africa’s current process of dissolving the world’s purest manganese metal to make battery grade manganese has got the lowest incentive price... →
ActionSA wants sustainable, long-term strategy for Mozambique border challenges
By: Thabi Shomolekae 11th November 2024 ActionSA said while it welcomed the partial reopening of the border to allow cargo trucks to cross, the ongoing cycle of closing and reopening the... →
‘No crisis looming’ as independent technical assessment set to resolve billing dispute between Eskom, City Power
By: Darren Parker 11th November 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramakgopa has confirmed that an independent technical assessment of the R6.1-billion billing dispute... →
