ABSA PMI rises by 8.2 points in Jan but remains below the neutral mark
By: Schalk Burger Updated 9 minutes ago The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose by 8.2 points to 48.7 in January, marking a significant recovery from December’s... →
South African rand weakens ahead of manufacturing data, car sales data
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 17 minutes ago The South African rand weakened in early trade on Monday, pressured by a firmer US dollar as investors weighed what the Federal Reserve might look... →
UK foreign minister says Ethiopia visit to focus on migration
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 21 minutes ago Britain's foreign minister said she would use a visit to Ethiopia on Monday to focus on measures to try to stem rising numbers of migrants from the... →
Agri SA warns some incoming policy, law changes are impracticable
By: Marleny Arnoldi 30th January 2026 As government advances various pieces of legislation and policy on land, labour, natural resources, rural safety and trade, industry body Agri SA... →
MKP wants Batohi’s pension withheld pending Nkabinde inquiry outcome 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 30th January 2026 The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) on Friday approached the Presidency to withhold outgoing National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Shamila... →
South Africa kicks out Israel's top diplomat
By: Reuters 30th January 2026 South Africa declared the top diplomat at Israel's embassy persona non grata on Friday and ordered him out of the country within 72 hours, for what... →
Madagascar lifts 16-year ban on new mining permits, excludes gold
By: Reuters 30th January 2026 Madagascar has lifted a 16-year moratorium on new mining permits for most minerals, the government said late on Thursday, but the suspension on... →
Glencore spells out mineral status across Africa, Australia, Americas
By: Martin Creamer 30th January 2026 In a 60-page resources and reserves publication, diversified mining and marketing company Glencore has outlined its copper, zinc, nickel,... →
Operation Vulindlela again lists Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area ‘facing significant challenges’
By: Terence Creamer 30th January 2026 The latest update on progress being made in implementing the structural reforms that have been prioritised under Operation Vulindlela has again... →
Greater water supply resilience needed across Gauteng
By: Natasha Odendaal 30th January 2026 There is a need for greater resilience in Gauteng’s water supply system, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said on Friday. The comments... →
Eskom ups wage hike offer in ongoing union talks
By: Reuters 30th January 2026 State-owned power utility Eskom has raised its salary increase offer to trade unions to 5.5% from the 3.5% it proposed last year, a document seen... →
MPC member Chris Loewald to leave Reserve Bank
By: Bloomberg 30th January 2026 The head of economic research at South Africa’s central bank is taking early retirement from the institution, reducing the number of voting members... →
Uganda lowers annual growth forecast to 6.5%-7%, to start crude output in west
By: Reuters 30th January 2026 Uganda's economy is projected to expand between 6.5% and 7% in the financial year starting July, sharply down from a previous estimate of 10.4%,... →
