Eskom’s legal challenge against traders raises questions over reform momentum 
By: Terence Creamer 29th July 2025 Eskom has launched its long-threatened legal review of the regulator’s decision to grant licences in 2024 to five electricity traders, as well as a... →
Displaced Sudanese stream home from Egypt after army retakes Khartoum
By: Reuters 29th July 2025 Toting large suitcases and bags of belongings, the Sudanese families crowding into Cairo's main railway station hoped to be returning to relative... →
Egypt's growth outlook improves slightly as reforms take root – Reuters poll
By: Reuters 29th July 2025 Egypt's economy likely grew 4.0% in the fiscal year that ended in June, a slight upward revision from the 3.8% forecast in April, a Reuters poll... →
Rand Water talks medium-term infrastructure plans, notes maintenance disruption frustrations
By: Natasha Odendaal 29th July 2025 Water utility Rand Water’s extensive months-long maintenance from May to July was a necessary disruption to increase capacity and resilience, while... →
DPME Minister clarifies role as MKP targets department
By: Thabi Shomolekae 29th July 2025 Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa has clarified that legislative reforms and implementation of... →
Bank of America sees South African inflation target by end of 2027
By: Bloomberg 29th July 2025 South Africa’s move to a lower 3% inflation target may be phased in by the end of 2027, potentially resulting in official interest rates moderating... →
South African rand extends losses as traders await outcomes of rate meeting, US tariffs
By: Reuters 29th July 2025 The South African rand weakened on Tuesday, with investor attention pinned on the outcome of the country's monetary policy meeting and updates on... →
Kumba Iron Ore reports R7.9bn half-year free cash flow, declares R5.3bn dividend
By: Martin Creamer 29th July 2025 In an environment characterised by global economic uncertainty and market volatility, South Africa’s high-flying Kumba Iron Ore is very well... →
South Africa secures €500m KFW loan to advance the just energy transition
By: Marleny Arnoldi 29th July 2025 The German Society for Cooperation, or GIZ, has, through KFW Development Bank, concluded a €500-million loan for the implementation of South... →
Global hunger falls but conflict and climate threaten progress, UN says
By: Reuters 29th July 2025 The number of hungry people around the world fell for a third straight year in 2024, retreating from a COVID-era spike, even as conflict and... →
Mbeki must explain State’s inability to prosecute apartheid-era cases – GOOD Party
By: Thabi Shomolekae 28th July 2025 GOOD Party secretary-general Brett Herron said on Monday that former Presidents Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma are best suited to... →
ActionSA demands public apology from DA’s Macpherson for ‘racial’ comments
By: Thabi Shomolekae 28th July 2025 ActionSA KwaZulu-Natal provincial chairperson Zwakele Mncwango on Monday called on Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure and Democratic... →
President acknowledges that auto industry is under growing pressure
By: Irma Venter 28th July 2025 South Africa’s automotive sector is under “growing pressure”, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter. He states that... →
