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Transnet to boost rail for VW, other automakers
By: Bloomberg 14th June 2024 Transnet said it’s in talks to run additional trains between a port in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province and the country’s commercial hub of... →
Reality check
By: Terence Creamer 14th June 2024 Regardless of composition, there are certain realities that South Africa’s new government cannot avoid. The first is an unemployment rate so high... →
ANC in minority: trying to understand the path(s) ahead
By: Raymond Suttner 10th June 2024 The South African public may be somewhat bewildered by the results of the general election. This despite many having wanted, and polls predicting,... →
Reform momentum must be sustained ‘regardless of the form or composition’ of new government
By: Terence Creamer 10th June 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has underlined the importance of the new government – which is yet to be formed after no single party secured an outright... →
TFR welcomes prison sentences for convicted cable thieves
By: Sabrina Jardim 6th June 2024 State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has welcomed the recent arrest and conviction of four men for theft of essential infrastructure on its rail... →
Elections 2024 - prospects for the future
By: Raymond Suttner 4th June 2024 South Africa has just completed its general election, the first in 30 years where the ANC has failed to secure a majority of the votes. Before the... →
South Africa: coalition government won’t fix past failures – expect the private sector to play a bigger role in delivering power, transport and security
4th June 2024 To help save the planet, governments across the globe are choosing to adopt sustainable policies and encourage (or coerce) the private sector to do... →
Post-Covid, China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals
By: Reuters 28th May 2024 China's flagship economic cooperation program is bouncing back after a lull during the global pandemic, with Africa a primary focus, according to a... →
