Junta-ruled Guinea sets referendum for September in potential step to democracy
By: Reuters Updated 14 minutes ago Guinea's military leader has set September 21, 2025, as the date for a constitutional referendum, according to a decree read out on state... →
Trump to escalate global trade tensions with new reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 14 minutes ago US President Donald Trump was poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of... →
EFF seeks to block parliament budget vote
By: Reuters Updated 2 hours 3 minutes ago South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has written to the speaker of parliament seeking to block lawmakers from meeting... →
South African budget passes first test but path ahead still unclear
By: Reuters Updated 2 hours 7 minutes ago South Africa's contested budget passed its first test in parliament on Tuesday, but its future path remained uncertain as the two biggest political... →
New sun-track system could uplift South Africa’s concentrated solar plant performance
By: Martin Creamer 1st April 2025 A new sun-tracking system, which could uplift the performance of South Africa’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is attracting attention.... →
AfriForum urges international sanctions against Malema for ‘Kill the Boer’ chant 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 1st April 2025 Lobby group AfriForum on Tuesday called on the international community to impose sanctions against Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema... →
Expropriation needed for South African growth, Macpherson says
By: Bloomberg 1st April 2025 South Africa needs an effective and fair land expropriation law to help ignite economic growth and revamp its dilapidated cities, the country’s... →
Third sluice gate opened at Vaal
By: Natasha Odendaal 1st April 2025 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Tuesday opened a third sluice gate at the Vaal dam to increase water outflows and manage inflows.... →
Mbalula expresses ANC’s commitment to GNU as Budget talks continue
By: Thabi Shomolekae 1st April 2025 African National Congress secretary-general Fikile Mbalula expressed confidence, on Tuesday, that the Budget will be passed, although negotiations... →
Africa’s best-performing currency helps Uganda cut power prices
By: Bloomberg 1st April 2025 Uganda cut power prices by the most in two decades, helped in part by an appreciating currency that lowered the cost of imported fuel and... →
South African business outlook muddied by deteriorating US ties
By: Bloomberg 1st April 2025 South African business sentiment remained in contractionary territory for a fifth straight month as a recovery in demand struggles to pick up pace... →
Pilot procurement of 1 164 km of powerlines from private investors to be launched in Nov
By: Terence Creamer 1st April 2025 South Africa intends launching a pilot programme for the procurement of 1 164 km of 400-kV powerlines, involving seven corridors in three... →
SA Tourism launches new global brand campaign
By: Sabrina Jardim 1st April 2025 Tourism promotion agency South African Tourism (SA Tourism), on March 31, launched its latest global brand campaign titled ‘South Africa Awaits –... →
