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SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, State of the Nation Address, Cape Town City Hall (06/02/2025)
7th February 2025 We gather here as our country is mourning the tragic and devastating loss of 14 South African soldiers who were part of a mission to bring peace to... →
Return of ferromanganese is this year’s focus, Menar emphasises at Mining Indaba 
By: Martin Creamer 5th February 2025 Helping South Africa to return to being a producer of ferromanganese will be a major 2025 focus of mining company Menar, its MD Vuslat Bayoglu... →
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
3rd February 2025 The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has... →
Eskom falls painfully short of going 365 days loadshedding-free
By: Terence Creamer 31st January 2025 After having operated South Africa’s electricity system without resorting to rotational power cuts for 310 days, Eskom declared Stage 3... →
Eskom forecasting full-year profit of R10bn, as it digests Nersa decision
By: Terence Creamer 31st January 2025 Eskom has confirmed that it is forecasting to make a full-year profit of more that R10-billion for 2024/25, having reported a R17-billion profit... →
Anti-immigration policies: why harsh new rules put in place by Trump and other rich countries won’t last
31st January 2025 Donald Trump, America’s new president, has cut back massively on US commitments to asylum seekers, blocked all asylum processes and started to... →
Renewable energy benefits: Leveraging local capacity for concentrated solar power
31st January 2025 Renewable energy development can drive economic growth, create new jobs and enhance human health and welfare. IRENA’s leveraging local capacity... →
Sandton Drive renaming on ice following DA pressure
31st January 2025 Following an extended campaign against the renaming of Sandton Drive, during which the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg brought together... →
