South Africa sued over coal plant pollution exemptions
By: Bloomberg 12th December 2025 Environmental Activists sued South Africa’s environment department over its March decision to allow State-owned Eskom to breach emission rules at... →
Broad-based decline in fourth-quarter inflation expectations for 2026 and 2027 – BER
By: Schalk Burger 12th December 2025 In the fourth quarter of 2025, the average inflation expectations of the three professional groups surveyed by research organisation the Bureau for... →
Nersa appoints three new regulators 
By: Marleny Arnoldi 12th December 2025 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has appointed Willibrod Majola and Nomfundo Maseti as full-time regulator members for five years... →
South African rand lifted by gold as traders brace for inflation data next week
By: Reuters 12th December 2025 The South African rand gained in early trade on Friday, supported by higher gold prices, while traders looked ahead to consumer inflation data due... →
South African inflation expectations fall toward 3% target
By: Bloomberg 12th December 2025 South African inflation expectations for the next two years fell in the fourth quarter, edging closer to the central bank’s new 3% inflation... →
ANC says it needs to reform to regain support
By: Reuters 12th December 2025 South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), the liberation movement that brought Nelson Mandela to power, said it was facing a crisis over... →
US aid cuts disrupt life-saving treatment for starving children in Kenya
By: Reuters 12th December 2025 Hellen Etiman, a Kenyan pastoralist, believed her severely malnourished son would soon recover after starting a course of life-saving specialised... →
M23 consolidates control over Congo town in blow to peace talks
By: Reuters 12th December 2025 The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said, as... →
US Senate advances dozens more Trump nominees, including South Africa pick
By: Reuters 12th December 2025 The US Senate on Thursday advanced the nominations of dozens of President Donald Trump's picks for government positions, voting along party lines... →
DWS investigating possible dam failure at Thabo’s dam
By: Natasha Odendaal 12th December 2025 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has sent a team of engineers to investigate a possible dam failure on a farm along the R568 road near... →
US has lost three-quarters of its aluminium smelters, Bank of America reports
By: Martin Creamer 11th December 2025 Bank of America Global Research yesterday reported that the US has lost three-quarters of its aluminium smelters, China has capped its aluminium... →
Most South Africans want empowerment policy ended, study finds
By: Bloomberg 11th December 2025 More than half of South Africans want a key policy aimed at addressing racial inequality scrapped and hiring and promotions to be merit-based,... →
Somali defence minister rejects latest Trump insults
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 Somalia's defence minister said Somalis would not accept being demeaned after US President Donald Trump again insulted people from the East African... →
