GOOD Party promises to champion youth voices during National Dialogue 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th August 2025 Ahead of the National Convention kick-off on Friday, the GOOD Party said it will join the National Dialogue in order to help deal with South... →
DA wants SANDF military chief court-martialled for ‘political freelancing’ in Iran 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th August 2025 The Democratic Alliance on Thursday demanded that South African National Defence Force Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya be immediately... →
African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent's true size
By: Reuters 14th August 2025 The African Union (AU) has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the... →
Vaal dam water levels edge up
By: Natasha Odendaal 14th August 2025 The water storage levels of the Vaal dam increased week-on-week from 106.3% last week to 107.3% this week. The dam, a vital component of the... →
South African rand takes breather after recovery rally
By: Reuters 14th August 2025 The South African rand softened in early trade on Thursday, after a recovery rally in the past two sessions when the dollar weakened. At 0641 GMT... →
Nigeria approves $2.6-billion electricity sector debt refinancing plan
By: Reuters 14th August 2025 Nigeria has approved a phased plan to refinance 4-trillion naira ($2.61-billion) in electricity sector debt to help stabilise the nation's ailing... →
Nigeria's Tinubu targets 7% economic growth by 2027
By: Reuters 14th August 2025 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday set a target of 7% annual economic growth by 2027, aiming to lift millions out of poverty and expand... →
‘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... →
