Rwanda hikes policy rate after inflation rises past target band
By: Reuters Updated 10 minutes ago Rwanda's central bank hiked its key lending rate by 50 basis points to 7.25% on Thursday after inflation rose beyond its target band. Inflation... →
Eskom starts stakeholder engagements in Eastern Cape for new nuclear builds
By: Marleny Arnoldi Updated 30 minutes ago State-owned power utility Eskom’s Nuclear Operating Unit has started with a strategic stakeholder engagement programme in the Eastern Cape to... →
Drought deepens hunger in northern Kenya as aid cuts bite
By: Reuters Updated 43 minutes ago Four years after a record drought devastated northern Kenya, failed rains are once again causing starvations, with aid cuts forcing agencies to... →
South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore delivers well amid uncertain global trade environment
By: Martin Creamer Updated 2 hours 13 minutes ago Anglo American group iron-ore company Kumba, which mines in South Africa’s Northern Cape, delivered a solid 2025 performance, marked by an improved... →
Creecy says RFPs for three big rail and port concessions on track to be issued in 2026
By: Terence Creamer Updated 3 hours ago Transport Minister Barbara Creecy reports that Transnet is preparing to release request for proposal (RFP) documents for three large private sector... →
South African rand muted as markets await key US inflation data
By: Reuters Updated 3 hours ago The South African rand was muted in early trade on Thursday, as investors awaited key US inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve's... →
Macpherson says property investment vehicle will unlock value from R155bn State portfolio
By: Terence Creamer 18th February 2026 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has provided some more high-level details on a plan to use a ringfenced property... →
South African govt ‘very supportive, great to work with’, Glencore highlights 
By: Martin Creamer 18th February 2026 The South African government is “very supportive” and “a great government to work with”, Glencore CEO Gary Nagle highlighted on Wednesday when the... →
NUM calls for urgent talks with Necom on Eskom unbundling following SoNA directive
By: Terence Creamer 18th February 2026 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called for urgent and structured consultations between organised labour and the National Energy Crisis... →
Black earners expand share of South Africa’s top income bracket
By: Bloomberg 18th February 2026 Rising remuneration among Black South Africans has dramatically changed the racial makeup of the country’s band of middle- and top-income earners... →
Sacci BCI records highest average reading since 2013, but broad-based traction still elusive
By: Schalk Burger 18th February 2026 Business organisation the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index (BCI) averaged at 121.7 for 2025,... →
Namibia central bank keeps interest rate steady for second meeting in a row
By: Reuters 18th February 2026 Namibia's central bank kept its policy rate unchanged on Wednesday in its first meeting under new Governor Ebson Uanguta, saying it wanted to... →
AfriForum serves summons on Ramaphosa, Motsoaledi over NHI Act
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th February 2026 Civil society organisation AfriForum on Wednesday served a summons on President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, as part of... →
