US House committee approves Africa trade bill, no mention of South Africa exclusion for now 
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 A US House committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would renew for another three years Washington's preferential trade programme for Africa,... →
Congo rebels enter strategic town as peace deal crumbles
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have entered the eastern Congo town of Uvira, near the Burundian border, in the biggest escalation in months of the... →
South African rand weakens as traders weigh Fed decision, await local data
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 The South African rand weakened on Thursday as traders assessed the US Federal Reserve's rate decision and awaited local data releases, including... →
US to host meeting of G20 officials without South Africa's participation, sources say
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 The US will convene a meeting of officials from the Group of 20 major economies starting on Monday to kick off planning for next year, when it... →
Standards have become key powerful tools for trade, development – World Bank
By: Marleny Arnoldi 11th December 2025 In its first report analysing the landscape of global standards, the World Bank has found that a proliferating set of international standards that... →
CSIR partners with life sciences specialist in US to advance contextualised medical research
By: Marleny Arnoldi 11th December 2025 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a memorandum of understanding and a licensing agreement with a... →
African airlines suffer higher costs, lower profit margins despite booming air traffic growth
By: Marleny Arnoldi 11th December 2025 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects global air passenger traffic to grow by 4.9% from five-billion passengers this year to... →
South Africa’s low-cost, high-value rare earths heading for global market entry
By: Martin Creamer 10th December 2025 Mining Weekly has just visited the laboratories that Rainbow Rare Earths has established very innovatively on the north-western fringe of Greater... →
Parties question Menzi Simelane’s NDPP shortlisting, DA threatens legal action
By: Thabi Shomolekae 10th December 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Wednesday it will interdict any appointment emerging from what it describes as a “flawed” National Director of... →
Cabinet approves draft Gas Bill for processing by Parliament
By: Terence Creamer 10th December 2025 Cabinet approved the submission of the draft Gas Bill 2025 to Parliament for further processing at its last scheduled meeting for 2025, which took... →
US House committee to take up Africa trade bill, but South Africa risks exclusion
By: Reuters 10th December 2025 A US House committee will on Wednesday consider a three-year extension to Washington's flagship trade initiative for Africa which lapsed in... →
Ghana's economy grew 5.5% in third quarter of 2025
By: Reuters 10th December 2025 Ghana's economy expanded by 5.5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, driven by an improvement in the agriculture and services sectors, the... →
Congo's top diplomat says sanctions needed to salvage Trump's peace push
By: Reuters 10th December 2025 Republic of Congo's foreign minister has called on the US President Donald Trump's administration to expand targeted sanctions against Rwanda to... →
