South African News
Sibanye-Stillwater updates on strategy, structure, capital allocation, implementation
By: Martin Creamer 29th January 2026 South African gold is a strategic priority, and that includes the Burnstone project, and South African platinum group metals (PGMs) are certainly... →
Draft amendments to B-BBEE codes open way for Transformation Fund
By: Terence Creamer 29th January 2026 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has Gazetted proposed amendments to the existing Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)... →
Sub-Saharan African countries poised for GDP growth this year
By: Marleny Arnoldi 29th January 2026 Research agency BMI forecasts that sub-Saharan Africa’s real GDP will grow by 4.2% this year, compared with 3.9% last year, which will mark the... →
Reserve Bank keeps repo rate steady in split decision 
By: Reuters 29th January 2026 South Africa's central bank kept its main lending rate unchanged at 6.75% on Thursday, saying it wanted to see inflation expectations fall further... →
ANC makes commitments to improve municipalities ahead of election
By: Thabi Shomolekae 29th January 2026 Ahead of South Africa’s 2026 local government election, the African National Congress (ANC) has committed itself to restore functionality and... →
Microsoft partners with SABC to provide AI, digital skills to South Africans
By: Sabrina Jardim 29th January 2026 Microsoft South Africa and the South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC) have partnered to provide AI fluency and digital skills learning for... →
Ramaphosa wants special task team to investigate those implicated in Madlanga Commission report
By: Thabi Shomolekae 29th January 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday directed acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and National Commissioner of the South African Police Service... →
Cape Town banks R412m in performance grant funding from National Treasury
By: Irma Venter 29th January 2026 National Treasury has awarded Cape Town R412-million in performance grant-funding as part of the newly-introduced Metro Trading Services Reform... →
