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South Africa to remove luxury duty on lower value smartphones
By: Reuters 12th March 2025 South Africa's government has proposed to remove the luxury excise duty on smartphones worth below R2 500 from April 1 to support digital adoption... →
New ferroalloy technology pilot results ‘looking great’, Merafe presentation hears 
By: Martin Creamer 10th March 2025 The results of the pilot testing of a new Proudly South African smelting technology, which lowers electricity usage and has the potential to render... →
Committee bemoans lack of govt communication amid AMSA longs wind-down
By: Marleny Arnoldi 10th March 2025 As talks intensified earlier this year between primary steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) and government to mitigate the impacts of... →
40 days that changed the world 
10th March 2025 It is now just more than 40 days since Donald Trump became president. In those 40 days he has changed the world order fundamentally – for the... →
Happening in Parliament this week
10th March 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to appear before the National Assembly (NA) plenary on Tuesday, 11 March, at 14:00 to answer Questions for... →
African Rainbow Minerals is confident platinum group metals pricing will increase
By: Martin Creamer 7th March 2025 Dr Patrice Motsepe, the executive chairperson of the diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals, on Friday expressed confidence that... →
Washington memorandum: a hollow plea for privilege from South Africa’s discontented AfriCAN’Ts
7th March 2025 Ah, Chief Dwasaho! Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose! My leader, I’m feeling très French today, but to spare you the agony, let’s commute it... →
African Rainbow Minerals declares R1bn-plus interim cash dividend
By: Martin Creamer 7th March 2025 The board of African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has declared an interim dividend of R4.50 a share amounting to R1 011-million for the half-year of... →
