BLSA Reform Tracker says Eskom unbundling strategy ‘broke with the approved reform plan’ 
By: Terence Creamer Updated 39 minutes ago The latest Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) Reform Tracker Quarterly Review says there has been “concerning backwards movement in the... →
Valterra Platinum performs strongly amid sharp earnings rise expectation
By: Martin Creamer Updated 55 minutes ago Platinum group metals (PGM) mining, refining and marketing company Valterra, which last week reported sharply rising earnings expectations for... →
Malnutrition reaches famine levels in two more areas of Sudan's North Darfur, monitor says
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 20 minutes ago Acute malnutrition has reached famine levels in two more areas of North Darfur, Sudan, a global hunger monitor said on Thursday, amid a civil war... →
UK sanctions Sudanese army and paramilitary leaders over ongoing conflict
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 21 minutes ago Britain sanctioned six individuals suspected of committing atrocities in Sudan's war or of fuelling the conflict through the supply of mercenaries... →
DA announces W Cape mayoral candidates
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 1 hour 46 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance on Thursday announced eight of its 30 Western Cape mayoral candidates ahead of the upcoming local government elections,... →
Geordin Hill-Lewis considers running for DA leader
By: Reuters Updated 3 hours ago Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said on Thursday that he was considering running for the leadership of the Democratic Alliance, the... →
UN rights chief appeals for $400m as crises mount and funding shrinks
By: Reuters Updated 4 hours ago UN human rights chief Volker Turk appealed for $400-million on Thursday to address mounting human rights needs in countries such as Sudan and... →
Exxaro concludes R13bn corporate refinancing
By: Martin Creamer Updated 4 hours ago Mining and renewable-energy company Exxaro has reached financial close on R13-billion in new term refinancing facilities. The Johannesburg Stock... →
Nigeria deploys troops after 170 killed in deadly Kwara village attack
By: Reuters Updated 4 hours ago Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district in the central Kwara state after suspected jihadist fighters... →
AMSA narrows loss to R3.4bn as it winds down longs steel unit
By: Terence Creamer Updated 6 hours ago Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) reported a smaller headline loss of R3.4-billion in 2025 relative to the loss of R5.1-billion... →
Tau heads to China, seeking duty-free export access
By: Reuters Updated 7 hours ago Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau will travel to China from Thursday to Saturday to sign the China–Africa Economic Partnership... →
Trump's one-year AGOA extension offers brief but fragile trade reprieve, analysts say
By: Reuters Updated 7 hours ago Washington's one-year extension of its preferential trade programme for Africa will deliver only a short-lived reprieve for the continent, analysts... →
NGOs launch free public handbook on 30th anniversary of Constitution
By: Thabi Shomolekae 4th February 2026 Celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of South Africa’s Constitution, public interest law centre SECTION27 and WeThePeopleSA have launched the Know... →
