Elections highlighted as a concern for SME owners, but also promises change
By: Schalk Burger Updated 7 hours ago Almost half, or 49%, of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business owners who responded to the Fourth Quarter 2023 SME Confidence Index by... →
NTCSA begins consultations on market code to govern shift towards competitive electricity industry 
By: Terence Creamer 19th April 2024 With the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) currently scheduled to be operationalised in July and efforts under way to ensure that... →
Rwandan meddling is deepening Congo's deadly conflict
By: Reuters 19th April 2024 A soldier walks past the armoured personnel carrier just as it sparks and smokes, sending a surface-to-air missile hurtling toward the United... →
Sub-Saharan Africa incomes falling further behind rest of world, says IMF
By: Reuters 19th April 2024 Incomes in Sub-Saharan Africa are falling further behind the rest of the world amid a "tepid" economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund... →
Labour Party files court papers to postpone election date
By: Sashnee Moodley 19th April 2024 The Labour Party wants the Constitutional Court to find in its favour to postpone the date of the upcoming elections to July or August, citing... →
ActionSA will picket at NPA HQ over Lily Mine prosecutions
19th April 2024 Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA will lead a picket outside the National Prosecuting Authority’s headquarters, in Pretoria, on Monday, with the families... →
An ACDP govt promises safety, respect and a return of the death penalty if elected
By: Sashnee Moodley 19th April 2024 The African Christian Democracy Party is underscoring its commitment to a safer South Africa for citizens and investors, with an emphasis on... →
Risk sensitive South African rand weakens as geopolitical tensions bite
By: Reuters 19th April 2024 South Africa's rand weakened in volatile trading early on Friday, as reports of an Israeli attack on Iran sapped risk sentiment and sent currency... →
New approach needed to tackle Joburg water crisis – UDM
By: Sashnee Moodley 19th April 2024 The United Democratic Movement has called for significant investment in water infrastructure, the use of modern water management technologies and... →
New boost for platinum group metals may arise from eFuel scale-up
By: Martin Creamer 19th April 2024 The emerging use of electrofuel (eFuel) as an interchangeable substitute for petrol, diesel and aviation fuel has the potential to create important... →
Will the Zimbabwe Gold, or ZiG, restore currency confidence?
By: Martin Zhuwakinyu 19th April 2024 The heightened sense of urgency within Zimbabwe’s government to act as the country’s currency crashed – losing 90% of its value since the beginning... →
Private renewables procurement may mitigate boom-bust cycles curbing South Africa’s green industrialisation
By: Terence Creamer 18th April 2024 The combination of public and private procurement of large-scale renewables in South Africa signals increased stability for manufacturers of key... →
Goldman says South African market ‘tough’ before election
By: Bloomberg 18th April 2024 South African investors are holding off on big moves before the vote next month, Goldman Sachs Group said, as the elections shape up to be the most... →
