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Nersa reinforces shift to competitive electricity market as it approves market operator licence and new grid rules

Nersa reinforces shift to competitive electricity market as it approves market operator licence and new grid rules 

By: Terence Creamer     Updated 3 hours ago The Energy Regulator, which is the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) highest decision-making body, has made three landmark... 

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Solidarity concerned about govt inaction as widescale retrenchments loom

By: Marleny Arnoldi     Updated 4 hours ago Trade union Solidarity has warned that hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk before Christmas and in the new year, followed “unfruitful”... 

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Six candidates advance to interview stage for NPA top post

By: Thabi Shomolekae     Updated 5 hours ago Six candidates are in the running to be South Africa’s next National Director of Public Prosecutions, including former National Prosecuting... 

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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu

Nigeria’s Tinubu declares security emergency, orders mass recruitment of police and army

By: Reuters     Updated 6 hours ago Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered the army and police to recruit thousands of... 

Tunisia frees prominent lawyer Sonia Dahmani, a critic of the president

By: Reuters     Updated 6 hours ago Tunisia released on Thursday prominent lawyer and human-rights advocate Sonia Dahmani, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied, after she spent a... 

General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau transitional president, army statement says

By: Reuters     Updated 6 hours ago General Horta Nta Na Man was sworn in as the transitional president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, an army statement said, one day after army... 

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DWS opens three more Vaal sluice gates, 10 gates now open

By: Natasha Odendaal     Updated 7 hours ago The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is opening up three more sluice gates at the Vaal dam on Thursday to manage rising inflows at... 

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South Africa producer inflation rises to 2.9% y/y in October

By: Reuters     Updated 7 hours ago South Africa's producer inflation was at 2.9% year on year in October, up from 2.3% in September, statistics agency data showed on Thursday. The... 

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DA lays criminal charges against Zuma-Sambudla 

By: Thabi Shomolekae     Updated 7 hours ago The Democratic Alliance on Thursday laid criminal charges against uMkhonto we Sizwe Party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, for her alleged role in... 

High Court judge placed on special leave amid corruption scandal

High Court judge placed on special leave amid corruption scandal 

By: Thabi Shomolekae     27th November 2025 Chief Justice Mandisa Maya announced on Thursday that Gauteng High Court judge Portia Phahlane has been placed on special leave with immediate... 

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Elephant dung DNA reveals hidden forest populations, study shows

By: Reuters     27th November 2025 There are thousands more endangered African forest elephants than previously thought, thanks to a new counting method using the DNA extracted from... 

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Parly committee hears of persistent forced sterilisation of HIV positive women

By: Thabi Shomolekae     27th November 2025 The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health on Thursday demanded accountability measures against those responsible for the “long-standing and... 

Exxaro CEO Ben Magara.

Empowered Exxaro takes yet another renewables leap with major wind, solar deal 

By: Martin Creamer     27th November 2025 The commitment of one of the largest black-empowered businesses listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to transition towards a low-carbon... 

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