‘Water must be financed, tracked, championed’ – Ramaphosa launches Water Investments Council 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 13th August 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his keynote address on Wednesday in Cape Town at the Africa Water Investment Summit, launched the Global Outlook... →
Electricity reform ‘irreversible’, Ramokgopa insists as he again urges Eskom not to pursue legal case against traders
By: Terence Creamer 13th August 2025 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa insists that the reforms under way in the electricity sector are “irreversible”, and has... →
Ferrochrome demand is up but South Africa is now eclipsed in a market it once led 
By: Martin Creamer 13th August 2025 The global demand for ferrochrome, which South Africa once provided overwhelmingly to the world to back 200 000 local jobs, was higher in the six... →
Ugandan opposition seeks to nullify law on military prosecution of civilians
By: Reuters 13th August 2025 Uganda's biggest opposition party on Wednesday filed a case in the constitutional court to nullify a newly enacted law that reinstated the right of... →
Kenya wants a funded IMF programme, central bank governor says
By: Reuters 13th August 2025 Kenya wants its next International Monetary Fund programme to be a funded one, its central bank governor said on Wednesday, ahead of an IMF visit... →
Namibia central bank holds interest rates steady to support economy, rand peg
By: Reuters 13th August 2025 Namibia's central bank left its main interest rate unchanged for a third straight policy meeting on Wednesday, and said it wanted to safeguard the... →
Sacci reports improvement in business climate over short and medium term
By: Darren Parker 13th August 2025 The business climate has improved over the short term, between June and July, as well as over the medium term, from July 2024 to July this year,... →
ActionSA pulls out of National Convention, will instead observe proceedings
By: Thabi Shomolekae 13th August 2025 Owing to “serious and unresolved” questions, particularly around the budget of the National Dialogue, ActionSA has decided it will not send a... →
AgriSA calls for withdrawal of draft Mineral Resources Development Amendment Bill
By: Schalk Burger 13th August 2025 Agricultural industry organisation AgriSA has called on government to withdraw the draft Mineral Resources Development Amendment Bill and subject... →
Salga comes out in opposition to energy trading, fears risks to municipal revenues
By: Schalk Burger 13th August 2025 The South African Local Government Association (Salga) opposes the decision by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to grant... →
South African govt, AMSA locked in talks over key mill’s fate
By: Bloomberg 13th August 2025 South Africa’s government is locked in crisis talks with the local unit of ArcelorMittal to decide the fate of the company’s loss-making... →
Dirco slams ‘inaccurate, deeply flawed’ US human rights report
By: Thabi Shomolekae 13th August 2025 The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation expressed disappointment with what it said was an “inaccurate and deeply flawed” account of... →
South African rand extends gains before business confidence, retail sales data
By: Reuters 13th August 2025 The South African rand extended its gains in early trade on Wednesday, boosted by a weaker dollar ahead of the release of a domestic business... →
