UK to compensate Kenyans for 2021 fire caused by army drill
By: Reuters 22nd August 2025 The UK has agreed to pay 2.9-million pounds ($4-million) in compensation to residents living near a Kenyan wildlife conservancy, following a fire... →
First 11 train operators selected for 41 routes as South Africa takes big step in opening freight rail to private sector 
By: Terence Creamer 22nd August 2025 Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has announced that 11 of the 25 private train operating companies (TOCs) that applied to operate routes on... →
Parly committees to meet over alleged corruption at govt pension fund
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd August 2025 The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration has requested a joint meeting with the Standing Committee on Finance to discuss... →
AfriForum approaches courts over Cape Town's new utilities tariff model
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd August 2025 Lobby group AfriForum is seeking clarity on the legality of the Cape Town Metro’s new tariff model for water, sanitation and electricity, in the... →
Botswana signs $12bn investment deal with Qatar's Al Mansour Holdings
By: Reuters 22nd August 2025 Botswana's President Duma Boko announced on Thursday an agreement with Qatar's Al Mansour Holdings, aimed at addressing immediate national... →
Ramaphosa calls for more investment in women's, children's health
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd August 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that still too many women die in childbirth of preventable causes, calling on governments to increase investment... →
SANDF rubbishes claims of abandoned Oryx helicopters in DRC
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd August 2025 The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has dispelled claims that its Oryx helicopters were abandoned in the Democratic Republic of Congo... →
South Sudan's president fires finance minister, seventh since 2020
By: Reuters 22nd August 2025 South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the country's finance minister, state-owned radio announced, the seventh replacement to the position... →
Exxaro spending R5.2bn on coal mine expansion, R4.7bn on wind farm project
By: Martin Creamer 21st August 2025 Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Exxaro Resources will be spending R5.2-billion on a life-of-mine expansion project at its Matla colliery and... →
SA concerned about escalating violence directed at Palestinians – Mashatile
By: Thabi Shomolekae 21st August 2025 The South Africa government has expressed concern regarding the escalating cycle of violence directed at Palestinians, which Deputy President Paul... →
South Africa urged to factor climate risk into Monetary Policy
By: Bloomberg 21st August 2025 South Africa’s central bank urgently needs to adopt a more flexible monetary-policy framework that incorporates climate-risk considerations, new... →
Sudan's warring factions trade blame over strike on aid convoy in Darfur
By: Reuters 21st August 2025 The warring parties in Sudan's civil war have traded blame for an attack on a UN World Food Programme convoy trying to bring aid to an area of... →
Ghana's cedi could weaken, other local currencies seen stable
By: Reuters 21st August 2025 Ghana's cedi is expected to weaken against the dollar in the next week to Thursday, while the currencies of Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia are... →
