Cogta committee calls for sustainable solutions for municipalities’ water challenges
By: Natasha Odendaal 19th March 2025 As water utility Rand Water outlined the challenges it faces, including the debt owed to it, the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and... →
AMSA, govt near funding deal for stricken mills
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2025 South Africa is nearing a deal to provide funding to ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) and keep the steel mills open, which are crucial for the... →
South Sudan party partially withdraws from peace process
By: Reuters 18th March 2025 A major party in South Sudan's coalition government said on Tuesday it had suspended its role in a key element of a 2018 peace deal as relations... →
Somalia appoints new defence minister in cabinet reshuffle
By: Reuters 18th March 2025 Somalia's Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre replaced his defence minister with the Minister of Commerce and Industry Jibril Abdirashid Hajion Monday... →
Rwanda-backed rebels demand sanctions removal before talks start
By: Bloomberg 18th March 2025 The M23 rebel group fighting to control eastern Congo wants sanctions against its members lifted before it joins talks that were scheduled to begin... →
Exxaro bullish on renewables, foresees decade of significant green energy growth 
By: Martin Creamer 18th March 2025 In the next ten years, renewable energy market growth indications point to 30 GW of clean power capacity coming into play. That is the calculation... →
Moody's expects South Africa's coalition government to reach budget compromise
By: Reuters 18th March 2025 Ratings agency Moody's expects South Africa's coalition government to reach a compromise that allows the country's deadlocked budget to pass with... →
DA, GOOD Party oppose Motsoaledi’s decision to ban cannabis-based foodstuffs
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th March 2025 The Democratic Alliance and the GOOD Party called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene on Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s ban on... →
UJ confers honorary doctorate on Kgalema Motlanthe
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th March 2025 The University of Johannesburg (UJ) will on Tuesday confer an honorary doctorate in politics and international relations on “respected statesman”... →
DA calls for mayoral candidate applications for Gauteng, Free State
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th March 2025 Ahead of the upcoming 2026 Local Government Election, the Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling on “passionate, committed and skilled individuals”,... →
Naledi Pandor an Honorary UP Professor
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th March 2025 Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane noted on Tuesday that former International Relations and Cooperation Minister Dr Naledi... →
South Africa’s biggest political parties seek Budget compromise by April
By: Bloomberg 18th March 2025 South Africa’s two biggest political parties are holding a series of talks to resolve an impasse over the national budget that poses the biggest... →
US says South African ambassador's remarks were 'unacceptable'
By: Reuters 18th March 2025 Remarks by South Africa's ambassador to the United States about President Donald Trump were "unacceptable," a State Department spokesperson told... →
