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 –... →
Botswana seeks new Eskom power deal as supply crisis deepens
By: Bloomberg 1st April 2025 Government officials from Botswana will meet with South Africa’s electricity ministry this week after power-import costs more than doubled,... →
DA to oppose budget until written deal is reached
By: Reuters 1st April 2025 South Africa's two biggest political parties, the African National Congress (ANC) and the pro-business Democratic Alliance (DA) were yet to reach... →
As US cuts HIV assistance, South Africa turns to miners, insurer
By: Bloomberg 1st April 2025 Weeks after the administration of US President Donald Trump gutted the country’s aid programs, cancelling billions of dollars of funding used to... →
Over 1.4bn disbursed for disaster response in 2024/25 financial year – Velenkosini Hlabisa
By: Thabi Shomolekae 31st March 2025 Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa said on Monday that in the 2024/25 financial year, his department... →
Business suffers in Zimbabwe’s major cities amid call for protests
By: Bloomberg 31st March 2025 Zimbabwe’s capital Harare and its second city Bulawayo were quiet on Monday despite calls for protests against the southern African nation’s... →
DA to lay criminal charges against Thembi Simelane
31st March 2025 The Democratic Alliance will now lay criminal charges against Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane after she was named in a News24... →
Water Indaba delivers resolutions to resolve water challenges
By: Natasha Odendaal 31st March 2025 Following the Water and Sanitation Indaba held last week, clear resolutions have emerged to reverse the significant decline seen in South Africa’s... →
