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Tariff turmoil masks South Africa’s recovery, Standard Bank says 

By: Bloomberg     11th July 2025 The chaos wrought by a recent wave of US tariff actions may be obscuring early signs of recovery in South Africa’s economy, Standard Bank Group... 

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Africa ends decade of debt distress with Mozambique spread fall

By: Bloomberg     11th July 2025 For the first time in a decade, no African country has a sovereign risk premium in distress territory. The average additional yield on Mozambique’s... 

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Gift of the Givers wants Ramaphosa to support Mkhwanazi as it urges interventions to improve policing 

By: Thabi Shomolekae     11th July 2025 Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sunday address on the explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General... 

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DPWI welcomes R67m SIU recovery order against contractor

By: Schalk Burger     11th July 2025 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the R67-million recovery order obtained by the Special Investigating Unit... 

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TEDA’s new business plan sets targets to reverse declining investment facilitation

By: Darren Parker     11th July 2025 The City of Tshwane’s multiparty coalition government has approved the Tshwane Economic Development Agency’s (TEDA’s) new business plan, which... 

Rand Currency

Cost of hedging for declines in Rand, Real soars on tariff peril

By: Bloomberg     11th July 2025 The gyrations of South Africa’s rand and Brazil’s real illustrate the complexities traders face in evaluating the potential impact of US tariffs.... 

Kenyan President William Ruto

Kenya swears in top electoral officials after president's approval

By: Reuters     11th July 2025 Kenya swore in a group of top electoral officials on Friday, hours after their approval by President William Ruto, filling essential positions... 

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Ramaphosa expecting run-up to National Dialogue to be used for political point-scoring 

By: Thabi Shomolekae     11th July 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday advised members of the National Dialogue Eminent Persons Group not to be distracted by misinformation and... 

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Shell gets permission to drill off South Africa's west coast

By: Reuters     11th July 2025 Shell has been granted environmental authorisation to drill up to five deep-water wells off South Africa's west coast, the company said on Friday.... 

US President Donald Trump

Nigeria says US pressuring Africa to accept Venezuelan deportees

By: Reuters     11th July 2025 Nigeria's foreign minister said the United States was pressuring African countries to accept Venezuelan deportees, some straight out of prison, but... 

South African Rand

South African rand subdued as investors await tariff updates and local data

By: Reuters     11th July 2025 The South African rand took a knock against a firmer dollar in early trade on Friday, as global markets remained on edge over US President Donald... 

Kenyan President William Ruto

Kenyan president approves new officials to head elections body

By: Reuters     11th July 2025 Kenya's President William Ruto has approved a new chairperson and commissioners to head the elections commission, a legal notice showed, filling... 

Malawi Mines Minister Ken Zikhale Reeves Ng’oma

Malawi clinches $12-billion mining, infrastructure investments from China 

By: Martin Creamer     11th July 2025 Malawi has concluded $12-billion worth of Chinese mining and infrastructure transactions, which are positioning the landlocked country in... 

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