South African News
BRICS to launch guarantee fund to boost investment in member nations, sources say
By: Reuters 4th July 2025 The BRICS group of developing nations is set to announce a new guarantee fund backed by the New Development Bank to lower financing costs and boost... →
Former Deputy President Mabuza dies
By: Reuters 3rd July 2025 South Africa's former deputy president, David Mabuza, who helped bring current President Cyril Ramaphosa to power, has died, the presidency said on... →
Opposition parties reject Higher Education Dept budget in aftermath of GNU bust-up 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 3rd July 2025 Opposition parties on Thursday rejected the Department of Higher Education and Training’s budget, citing corruption and incompetence in the... →
South Africa set to test private sector appetite for long-distance passenger rail routes
By: Terence Creamer 3rd July 2025 Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed that a request for information (RFI) will be launched in July to assess the potential for private... →
Hazardous, illegal mine openings shut, rehabilitation sharpened, Parliament hears
By: Martin Creamer 3rd July 2025 South Africa’s derelict and ownerless mine rehabilitation programme has gone beyond rehabilitation to include the closure of hazardous old shaft... →
Ramokgopa to attend SADC meeting on energy and water
By: Sabrina Jardim 3rd July 2025 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is set to attend the upcoming Joint Meeting of Ministers responsible for energy and water... →
Eskom strengthens security following prepaid electricity breach
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 3rd July 2025 State-owned utility Eskom says it continues to take decisive action following the disclosure in its full-year 2024 financial results, released in... →
S&P South Africa PMI confidence levels soften as private sector performance stalls
By: Schalk Burger 3rd July 2025 South Africa's private sector economy showed signs of fragility in June, as the S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) barely... →
