South African News
Highest annual shareholder returns in Barrick history – ‘with more to come’
By: Martin Creamer Updated 26 minutes ago The balance sheet of New York- and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company Barrick is in phenomenally good shape, with future capital... →
SAJFP wants S Africa to cut all ties with Israel after diplomat’s expulsion
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 1 hour 3 minutes ago South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP) on Friday urged the South African government to immediately sever all diplomatic ties with Israel,... →
South Africa and China sign trade and investment framework agreement
By: Terence Creamer Updated 1 hour 12 minutes ago South Africa and China have signed a framework trade and investment agreement aimed at providing duty-free access to the Chinese market to more... →
South African rand gains in volatile trade
By: Reuters Updated 2 hours 11 minutes ago The South African rand strengthened in volatile early trade on Friday, as the dollar moved towards its best week since November. At 0745 GMT the... →
Water consumption in Gauteng declines from levels seen last week
By: Natasha Odendaal Updated 5 hours ago There has been a significant reduction in water use across Gauteng’s metropolitans, the latest data from water utility Rand Water shows. Combined,... →
BLSA Reform Tracker says Eskom unbundling strategy ‘broke with the approved reform plan’ 
By: Terence Creamer 5th February 2026 The latest Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) Reform Tracker Quarterly Review says there has been “concerning backwards movement in the... →
Valterra Platinum performs strongly amid sharp earnings rise expectation
By: Martin Creamer 5th February 2026 Platinum group metals (PGM) mining, refining and marketing company Valterra, which last week reported sharply rising earnings expectations for... →
DA announces W Cape mayoral candidates
By: Thabi Shomolekae 5th February 2026 The Democratic Alliance on Thursday announced eight of its 30 Western Cape mayoral candidates ahead of the upcoming local government elections,... →
