M23 consolidates control over Congo town in blow to peace talks
By: Reuters 12th December 2025 The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said, as... →
US Senate advances dozens more Trump nominees, including South Africa pick
By: Reuters 12th December 2025 The US Senate on Thursday advanced the nominations of dozens of President Donald Trump's picks for government positions, voting along party lines... →
DWS investigating possible dam failure at Thabo’s dam
By: Natasha Odendaal 12th December 2025 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has sent a team of engineers to investigate a possible dam failure on a farm along the R568 road near... →
US has lost three-quarters of its aluminium smelters, Bank of America reports 
By: Martin Creamer 11th December 2025 Bank of America Global Research yesterday reported that the US has lost three-quarters of its aluminium smelters, China has capped its aluminium... →
Most South Africans want empowerment policy ended, study finds
By: Bloomberg 11th December 2025 More than half of South Africans want a key policy aimed at addressing racial inequality scrapped and hiring and promotions to be merit-based,... →
Somali defence minister rejects latest Trump insults
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 Somalia's defence minister said Somalis would not accept being demeaned after US President Donald Trump again insulted people from the East African... →
NDPP interviews: ActionSA objects to Andrea Johnson’s candidacy
By: Thabi Shomolekae 11th December 2025 Following its objection to the shortlisting of Johannesburg Society of Advocates' advocate Menzi Simelane as a National Director of Public... →
US threatens cuts to South Sudan aid over humanitarian fees
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 The United States threatened on Thursday to reduce its foreign assistance to South Sudan unless Juba lifts what it said were illicit fees on... →
South African business confidence index surges in November, mainly on tourism
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 A barometer of South African business confidence surged in November, but the organisation that compiles the data cautioned against reading too much... →
Kenyan court suspends health pact with US to hear data privacy case
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 A Kenyan court has suspended a health funding agreement the government signed with the United States on December 4, worth more than $1.6-billion,... →
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... →
