USTR Greer says he's open to 'different treatment' of South Africa under trade initiative
By: Reuters 10th December 2025 US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday said he is open to treating South Africa differently than other African countries if Washington... →
New Eskom unbundling strategy delinks grid assets from future transmission system operator 
By: Terence Creamer 9th December 2025 A new Eskom unbundling strategy, which uncouples the grid assets from the system operator role to be performed by a separate and... →
South Africa raises R11.8bn in first Infrastructure and Development Finance Bond
By: Darren Parker 9th December 2025 The National Treasury has successfully raised nearly R11.8-billion through South Africa’s inaugural Infrastructure and Development Finance Bond,... →
Platinum-, iridium-based green hydrogen development continuing, Heraeus reports
By: Martin Creamer 9th December 2025 Many countries are still pursuing the development of platinum- and iridium-using green hydrogen infrastructure, including China where green... →
IATA forecasts that global airline profitability will stabilise next year, but Africa will lag
By: Rebecca Campbell 9th December 2025 The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has issued its financial outlook for... →
Policy Uncertainty Index eases significantly to 64.9 in the fourth quarter
By: Marleny Arnoldi 9th December 2025 The North-West University (NWU) Business School’s Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) has eased to a level of 64.9 in the fourth quarter, compared with... →
200 000 flee new advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo despite Trump peace deal
By: Reuters 9th December 2025 Two hundred thousand people have fled their homes in eastern Congo in recent days, the United Nations (UN) said, as Rwanda-backed rebels march on a... →
Sudan's militia advances could trigger new refugee exodus, UNHCR chief warns
By: Reuters 9th December 2025 Advances by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan could trigger another exodus across the country's borders, United Nations High... →
Tanzania deploys police and army to prevent Independence Day protests
By: Reuters 9th December 2025 Police and soldiers deployed in force in Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, on Tuesday to try to prevent protests called for by... →
South African consumer confidence improves on holiday season optimism
By: Reuters 9th December 2025 South Africa's consumer confidence improved in the fourth quarter to hit its highest reading for 2025, helped by consumers’ appetite to spend into... →
ICC sentences Darfur Janjaweed militia leader to 20 years
By: Reuters 9th December 2025 Judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a Janjaweed militia leader convicted of committing atrocities in Sudan's Darfur... →
Water Research Commission launches water-saving campaign
By: Natasha Odendaal 9th December 2025 As South Africa risks its water demand outstripping water supply, the Water Research Commission (WRC) has launched a new water-saving campaign to... →
South African rand tracks subdued emerging market assets as Fed meeting nears
By: Reuters 9th December 2025 The South African rand was muted in early trade on Tuesday, in line with most emerging market peers, as traders counted down to the US Federal... →
