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Eskom risk premium falls as turnaround wins over bond investors
By: Bloomberg 20th December 2024 Eskom Holdings’s risk premium is dwindling as a turnaround at South Africa’s State-owned electricity company gathers momentum. The extra yield... →
Network Statement a major step in rail reform – B4SA 
By: Schalk Burger 20th December 2024 Industry organisation Business for South Africa (B4SA) welcomes the release of the Network Statement as an exciting and significant milestone in... →
ActionSA Demands Accountability for the Appointment of Insolvent Acting Premier Jabu Mbalula
19th December 2024 ActionSA is deeply concerned about the shocking revelations surrounding the appointment of Jabu Mbalula as Acting Premier of the Free State. This... →
Eskom reports R25.5bn loss amid systemic challenges, recovery efforts
By: Simone Liedtke 19th December 2024 State-owned power utility Eskom has reported a R25.5-billion loss before tax for the financial year ending March 31, 2024, following a year marked... →
Afreximbank signs private sector DRC hydropower project agreement
By: Schalk Burger 19th December 2024 Trade and development finance institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a project preparation facility financing... →
South Africa still in ‘foothills of economic recovery’ as fourth-quarter policy uncertainty rises to 65.7
By: Schalk Burger 19th December 2024 South Africa is "still in the foothills of economic recovery" and, while external influences must still be skillfully navigated, the country's... →
Modi’s year of setbacks leaves India vulnerable in perilous 2025
By: Bloomberg 19th December 2024 At the outset of 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was riding a wave of international acclaim and anticipating an election campaign that looked... →
Financing Africa’s future
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th December 2024 Africa’s debt is rising roughly four times faster than its economic growth, jumping 10 percentage points from 2010 to constitute 29% of GDP by... →
