Afreximbank, DBSA partner to boost trade finance capacity for intra-Africa trade
By: Schalk Burger Updated 2 hours 10 minutes ago Multilateral finance institution the African Export‑Import Bank (Afreximbank) and development finance institution the Development Bank of Southern... →
Human rights commission calls for water crisis to be declared a national disaster
By: Natasha Odendaal Updated 2 hours 22 minutes ago The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is calling for the water outages currently crippling South Africa to be declared a national... →
South African rand softens ahead of presidential address and economic data
By: Reuters Updated 2 hours 40 minutes ago The South African rand softened in early trade on Thursday as investors awaited statistics agency data and President Cyril Ramaphosa's annual State... →
South African farmers count mounting losses as foot-and-mouth disease rages
By: Reuters Updated 3 hours ago South Africa's beef exports fell 26% in 2025, despite growing global demand, partly due to China's ban on the African country's red meat products... →
LBMA hopes Rand Refinery’s gold partnership with Ghana is 'first of many'
By: Martin Creamer Updated 6 hours ago I hope it's the first of many, says London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) CEO Ruth Crowell of the strategic gold partnership that South Africa’s... →
Ramaphosa opens Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy for ex-offenders 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 11th February 2026 On the thirty-sixth anniversary of former President Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, President Cyril Ramaphosa gave the opening address at the... →
Crime, job prospects drive rich, skilled South Africans abroad
By: Bloomberg 11th February 2026 Concerns about crime, the future of their children and career prospects have driven more than 1-million rich and well-educated South Africans to... →
DA threatens to sue over Gauteng water crisis
By: Thabi Shomolekae 11th February 2026 The Democratic Alliance on Wednesday accused African National Congress-led municipalities and Rand Water of collapsing the Gauteng water system,... →
Zambia's central bank cuts policy rate more than expected
By: Reuters 11th February 2026 Zambia's central bank cut its policy rate for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday, delivering a larger-than-expected 75-basis-point reduction... →
South Africa can learn from Finnish beneficiation model, Minerals Council says at Mining Indaba
By: Martin Creamer 11th February 2026 One of the countries South Africa can learn from when it comes to beneficiation is Finland, Minerals Council South Africa acting chief economist... →
With demand 98% covered, Eskom can now turn its focus to pricing models – Marokane
By: Irma Venter 11th February 2026 Eskom has arrived at a position where it can turn its attention to determining the appropriate pricing in support of the various sectors of the... →
Nighttime water throttling, restrictions, leak detection among efforts to reverse Joburg’s water woes
By: Natasha Odendaal 11th February 2026 As suburbs across Johannesburg continue to battle water outages and intermittent water supply, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) says that it is... →
Johannesburg not at Day Zero, CoJ says
By: Natasha Odendaal 11th February 2026 The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has assured that, despite the widespread water challenges being experienced across the region, there is no ‘Day... →
