Sudan tells World Court UAE fuels Darfur genocide
By: Reuters 10th April 2025 Sudan on Thursday told the International Court of Justice that the United Arab Emirates was violating the Genocide Convention by supporting... →
South Africa aims to use US tariff pause to have formal talks on ‘mutually beneficial’ trade deal 
By: Terence Creamer 10th April 2025 Having received confirmation that the 30% reciprocal tariffs imposed on South African exports by President Donald Trump have been paused, Trade,... →
Cesa calls for resilient infrastructure approach in KZN amid flood challenges
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 10th April 2025 There is an urgent need for a proactive and resilient approach to infrastructure maintenance in KwaZulu-Natal, especially given the recurring... →
Government denies deployment of SANDF at GBV protest in Matatiele
By: Sashnee Moodley 10th April 2025 Government has denied accusations that South African National Defence Force soldiers were deployed to Matatiele, in the Eastern Cape, this week,... →
Rand regains some ground after US pauses tariffs
By: Reuters 10th April 2025 South Africa's rand firmed in early trade on Thursday, recouping some of its recent loss as investors took a breather after US President Donald... →
Zimbabwe debt woes grow as State mining firm faces asset seizure
By: Bloomberg 10th April 2025 A State-owned Zimbabwean mining firm is trying to protect assets that risk being seized because the country failed to honour a debt incurred when... →
Current global volatility may spark stronger intra-African trade
By: Marleny Arnoldi 10th April 2025 As Africa navigates the outcomes of key elections in 2024 and 2025, as well as geopolitical realignments on the back of President Donald Trump’s... →
US lawmakers move to block IMF Central Africa support over oil fund dispute
By: Reuters 10th April 2025 US lawmakers have introduced legislation that could block International Monetary Fund support for some Central African countries, in an effort to... →
America’s application of tariff-setting formula ‘hugely inflated’ South Africa’s trade surplus
By: Terence Creamer 9th April 2025 South Africa’s trade surplus with the US, which was used to calculate the ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, has been... →
Minerals Council scoring big on South Africa’s socioeconomic transformation front
By: Martin Creamer 9th April 2025 Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the... →
Theft, vandalism of electricity infrastructure remains a threat – Eskom
By: Sabrina Jardim 9th April 2025 While State-owned utility Eskom has noted a decline in criminal activities targeting its electrical infrastructure – including mini-substations,... →
Kally Forrest’s Lydia Komape book wins best non-fiction biography award
By: Thabi Shomolekae 9th April 2025 Society, Work and Politics Institute associate Kally Forrest has won the 2025 National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Best... →
ANC, ActionSA meet to discuss Budget, stress no GNU talks took place
By: Sashnee Moodley 9th April 2025 A meeting between the African National Congress and ActionSA on Wednesday did not include discussions about a reconstituted Government of National... →
