Nersa reinforces shift to competitive electricity market as it approves market operator licence and new grid rules 
By: Terence Creamer Updated 3 hours ago The Energy Regulator, which is the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) highest decision-making body, has made three landmark... →
Solidarity concerned about govt inaction as widescale retrenchments loom
By: Marleny Arnoldi Updated 4 hours ago Trade union Solidarity has warned that hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk before Christmas and in the new year, followed “unfruitful”... →
Six candidates advance to interview stage for NPA top post
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 5 hours ago Six candidates are in the running to be South Africa’s next National Director of Public Prosecutions, including former National Prosecuting... →
Nigeria’s Tinubu declares security emergency, orders mass recruitment of police and army
By: Reuters Updated 6 hours ago Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered the army and police to recruit thousands of... →
Tunisia frees prominent lawyer Sonia Dahmani, a critic of the president
By: Reuters Updated 6 hours ago Tunisia released on Thursday prominent lawyer and human-rights advocate Sonia Dahmani, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied, after she spent a... →
General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau transitional president, army statement says
By: Reuters Updated 6 hours ago General Horta Nta Na Man was sworn in as the transitional president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, an army statement said, one day after army... →
DWS opens three more Vaal sluice gates, 10 gates now open
By: Natasha Odendaal Updated 7 hours ago The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is opening up three more sluice gates at the Vaal dam on Thursday to manage rising inflows at... →
South Africa producer inflation rises to 2.9% y/y in October
By: Reuters Updated 7 hours ago South Africa's producer inflation was at 2.9% year on year in October, up from 2.3% in September, statistics agency data showed on Thursday. The... →
DA lays criminal charges against Zuma-Sambudla
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 7 hours ago The Democratic Alliance on Thursday laid criminal charges against uMkhonto we Sizwe Party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, for her alleged role in... →
High Court judge placed on special leave amid corruption scandal
By: Thabi Shomolekae 27th November 2025 Chief Justice Mandisa Maya announced on Thursday that Gauteng High Court judge Portia Phahlane has been placed on special leave with immediate... →
Elephant dung DNA reveals hidden forest populations, study shows
By: Reuters 27th November 2025 There are thousands more endangered African forest elephants than previously thought, thanks to a new counting method using the DNA extracted from... →
Parly committee hears of persistent forced sterilisation of HIV positive women
By: Thabi Shomolekae 27th November 2025 The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health on Thursday demanded accountability measures against those responsible for the “long-standing and... →
Empowered Exxaro takes yet another renewables leap with major wind, solar deal
By: Martin Creamer 27th November 2025 The commitment of one of the largest black-empowered businesses listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to transition towards a low-carbon... →
