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New defence review needed to tackle widening SANDF funding and capacity gaps
By: Rebecca Campbell 7th March 2025 In late January, in fighting in the city of Goma and surrounding districts, in North Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo... →
South Africa’s trade deficit dilemma with China
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th March 2025 South Africa needs to benefit more from its active, albeit highly unequal, trading partnership with China. South Africa’s total bilateral trade... →
South Africa's business downturn eases in February, S&P PMI shows
By: Reuters 5th March 2025 Business activity in South Africa continued to weaken in February, but the pace of contraction slowed compared with the start of the year, a survey... →
Port of Cape Town private partners should top Minister Creecy’s agenda
3rd March 2025 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s reported confirmation that a Request For Information (RFI) will... →
AMSA to proceed with closure of longs unit after talks with govt fail to yield solution
By: Terence Creamer 28th February 2025 Steel group ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has confirmed that it will proceed with the wind down of its longs business after talks with... →
Defending against the global trade war: the South Africa strategy
By: In On Africa IOA 28th February 2025 Africa, with its developing export economies, is more vulnerable than other continents to the US-initiated global trade war. To avoid major... →
UK to pause bilateral aid to Rwanda over Congo conflict
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 Britain on Tuesday said it would pause some bilateral aid to Rwanda and impose other diplomatic sanctions on Kigali over its role in the conflict... →
South Africa is making moves to become an important EV manufacturer in the future
25th February 2025 A year ago, South Africa was mired in loadshedding, with the importance and relevance of electric vehicles (EVs) far from the public imagination.... →
