Geordin Hill-Lewis considers running for DA leader 
By: Reuters 5th February 2026 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said on Thursday that he was considering running for the leadership of the Democratic Alliance, the... →
UN rights chief appeals for $400m as crises mount and funding shrinks
By: Reuters 5th February 2026 UN human rights chief Volker Turk appealed for $400-million on Thursday to address mounting human rights needs in countries such as Sudan and... →
Exxaro concludes R13bn corporate refinancing
By: Martin Creamer 5th February 2026 Mining and renewable-energy company Exxaro has reached financial close on R13-billion in new term refinancing facilities. The Johannesburg Stock... →
Nigeria deploys troops after 170 killed in deadly Kwara village attack
By: Reuters 5th February 2026 Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district in the central Kwara state after suspected jihadist fighters... →
AMSA narrows loss to R3.4bn as it winds down longs steel unit
By: Terence Creamer 5th February 2026 Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) reported a smaller headline loss of R3.4-billion in 2025 relative to the loss of R5.1-billion... →
Tau heads to China, seeking duty-free export access
By: Reuters 5th February 2026 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau will travel to China from Thursday to Saturday to sign the China–Africa Economic Partnership... →
Trump's one-year AGOA extension offers brief but fragile trade reprieve, analysts say
By: Reuters 5th February 2026 Washington's one-year extension of its preferential trade programme for Africa will deliver only a short-lived reprieve for the continent, analysts... →
NGOs launch free public handbook on 30th anniversary of Constitution
By: Thabi Shomolekae 4th February 2026 Celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of South Africa’s Constitution, public interest law centre SECTION27 and WeThePeopleSA have launched the Know... →
South Africa at pivotal point in evolution of its mining industry, says Minerals Council
By: Martin Creamer 4th February 2026 Mining built South Africa once. With clarity, confidence, and coherent policy, mining can help to build South Africa’s future again – and do so... →
Eskom unbundling plan could be ‘major setback’ for electricity reform – Busa
By: Terence Creamer 4th February 2026 Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has expressed concern that the Eskom unbundling plan announced in December might represent a “major setback” for... →
South Africa to raise minimum wage 5%, exceeding expectations
By: Bloomberg 4th February 2026 South Africa will increase the national minimum wage for this year by more than the rate of inflation and exceeding the expectations of businesses... →
Critical minerals pipeline thin, greenfield exploration budgets flat
By: Martin Creamer 4th February 2026 Despite mining being essential for the survival of the global economy, the mining industry’s critical minerals pipeline remains thin and its... →
Eswatini high court dismisses case challenging deal on US deportees
By: Reuters 4th February 2026 Eswatini's high court has dismissed a case filed by human rights lawyers who argued that the government's deal with the United States to accept... →
