IMF Kenya visit not expected to yield lending deal, finance minister says
By: Reuters Updated 5 hours ago Kenya does not expect an ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff visit to yield a lending programme at this stage, its finance minister... →
Global call to action to halt illicit gold flows
By: Martin Creamer Updated 5 hours ago As gold prices reach historic highs and the geopolitical race for minerals escalates, the pressures on value chains are intensifying – and so too... →
South African financiers develop R2bn water conservation bond
By: Reuters Updated 6 hours ago South African financiers are preparing a R2-billion bond to fund water conservation projects dedicated to restoring strategic water catchments.... →
Africa's energy transition must support industrialisation, Ramaphosa tells Energy Indaba delegates 
By: Rebecca Campbell 4th March 2026 South Africa is seeking to expand its electricity transmission grid, which wis a R450-billion challenge, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his... →
‘Extremely robust’ platinum investment demand expected
By: Martin Creamer 4th March 2026 Investment demand for platinum is expected to be “extremely robust” in 2026. “We've not only got the attractiveness in terms of platinum’s... →
South Africa offers to mediate in Middle East conflict if asked
By: Reuters 4th March 2026 South Africa is willing to play a mediating role in the Middle East conflict if asked, President Cyril Ramaphosa told local media on the sidelines... →
Tributes pour in for Mosiuoa Lekota
By: Thabi Shomolekae 4th March 2026 “South Africa has lost a patriot, a freedom fighter, and a servant of the people whose life story is closely intertwined with the country’s journey... →
Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
By: Reuters 4th March 2026 A US mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium's AfricaMuseum over who should digitise antique... →
South Africa's business activity remains stable in February, S&P PMI shows
By: Reuters 4th March 2026 South Africa's private sector activity held steady in February, with the Purchasing Managers' Index holding at 50 for the second straight month, an... →
Kenya private sector activity expands at slower pace in February, survey shows
By: Reuters 4th March 2026 Kenya's private sector activity expanded at a slower pace in February, hurt by slowing performance in agriculture and manufacturing, but got a lift... →
US strike on Iran 'ahead of game plan' but global markets rattled, energy prices soar
By: Reuters 4th March 2026 US forces continued a round-the-clock assault on Iran and Israel mounted a "broad wave" of strikes on Wednesday targeting Iranian missile sites and... →
Mosiuoa Lekota, who led breakaway from ANC, dies at 77
By: Reuters 4th March 2026 South African anti-apartheid activist Mosiuoa Lekota, who broke away from the African National Congress (ANC) to found a new political party, died... →
Tunisia jails tycoon Mabrouk and ex-PM Chahed on corruption charges
By: Reuters 3rd March 2026 A Tunisian court on Tuesday sentenced the country's richest businessman, Marouan Mabrouk, son-in-law of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali,... →
