Ramaphosa congratulates Senegal’s Faye on Presidential win
By: Thabi Shomolekae 28th March 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal. The... →
South African food inflation continues to decelerate
By: Rebecca Campbell 28th March 2024 South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to just as food inflation, for short) decelerated for the... →
Experts propose private solutions to better capacitate municipalities for effective water management
By: Marleny Arnoldi 28th March 2024 As South Africa starts to experience more extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts and high-energy storms, the sustainability of public... →
South Africa has many of world’s worst air pollution sites, study says
By: Bloomberg 28th March 2024 South Africa is home to many of the world’s worst emission sites for toxic nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide and most of those are operated by... →
SACP wants an investigation into Steenhuisen’s alleged racist remarks
By: Thabi Shomolekae 28th March 2024 The South African Communist Party in Gauteng is calling for an investigation into Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen’s conduct and wants... →
South Africa sees smaller FDI inflows in fourth quarter – Reserve Bank
By: Reuters 28th March 2024 South Africa recorded smaller foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of R16.2-billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, from R26-billion in the third... →
DRDGOLD to determine economic viability of copper recovery from Copper 360’s tailings dams 
By: Martin Creamer 27th March 2024 Northern Cape copper company Copper 360 announced on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DRDGOLD’s Far West Gold... →
Mark Heywood joins RISE Mzansi’s national campaign team
By: Thabi Shomolekae 27th March 2024 RISE Mzansi announced on Wednesday that prominent human rights and social justice activist Mark Heywood has joined the RISE Mzansi national... →
SARB keeps main interest rate unchanged, citing inflation risks
By: Reuters 27th March 2024 South Africa's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 8.25% on Wednesday, saying that on balance risks to the inflation outlook were... →
ANC dismisses rival Zuma party as a nuisance 
By: Bloomberg 27th March 2024 The African National Congress sees the rival Inkatha Freedom Party as a bigger electoral threat, and dismissed former President Jacob Zuma’s new... →
ActionSA opposes govt, Eskom’s appeal against loadshedding judgment
By: Thabi Shomolekae 27th March 2024 ActionSA’s lawyers said on Wednesday it “rigorously” opposed government and Eskom’s appeal of the judgment handed down by the North Gauteng High... →
El Nino may see first South Africa white-corn imports since 2017
By: Reuters 27th March 2024 South Africa may import significant amounts of white corn, used to make a staple food, for the first time since 2017 as the El Nino weather pattern... →
Draft IRP 2023 lacks environmental, health, climate commitments, says Life After Coal
By: Schalk Burger 27th March 2024 Coal phase-out campaign the Life After Coal Campaign, in its comments on the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2023, said the plan has... →
