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Ramaphosa insists South Africa will send envoys to ‘transactional’ US once offer is crafted 
By: Terence Creamer 11th March 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa insists that his government intends following through on sending envoys to the US as announced during his State of the... →
Eskom implements Stage 3 loadshedding after losing Koeberg unit again
By: Terence Creamer 7th March 2025 Eskom again resorted to Stage 3 loadshedding on Friday, after a loss of 2 700 MW in 14 hours, including Koeberg Unit 2, which was taken offline on... →
What could go wrong?
By: Terence Creamer 7th March 2025 The perils associated with assigning shareholder responsibilities for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of... →
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... →
US trade wars with China – and how they play out in Africa
6th March 2025 Since taking office, US president Donald Trump has implemented policies that have been notably hostile towards China. They include trade... →
South Africa confirms US withdrawal of $1.5bn Just Energy Transition Partnership pledge
By: Terence Creamer 6th March 2025 The Presidency has confirmed that it has been formally informed that the US has withdrawn from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), to... →
Maps showing China’s growing influence in Africa distort reality – but some risks are real
5th March 2025 Global power dynamics in Africa are shifting, with China eclipsing the influence of the US and France. China has become Africa’s single largest... →
GDP increase may help economic recovery
4th March 2025 The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measured by production shows that the country’s GDP increased by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Although... →
