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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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.... →
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... →
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... →
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.... →
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 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 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 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... →
