PSA advises Ramaphosa to delay signing NHI Bill into law
By: Thabi Shomolekae 16th April 2024 Given the uncertainty surrounding the political landscape after the May elections, the Public Servants Association (PSA) has advised President... →
Kenyan government plans merger of financial regulatory bodies
By: Bloomberg 16th April 2024 Kenya revived plans to merge the functions of three financial industry regulatory bodies to remove overlaps and duplication, Prime Cabinet... →
Water disruptions must not turn into another Eskom – Uasa
By: Sashnee Moodley 16th April 2024 Trade union Uasa has warned that if Gauteng's water disruptions are not addressed soon, the situation could end up as “a second Eskom”. South... →
Exceptional blue Cullinan diamond lifts latest Petra tender prices by 22%
By: Martin Creamer 16th April 2024 The sale by Southern African diamond mining company Petra Diamonds of an exceptional blue diamond in its fifth tender cycle lifted the average... →
No need for Commissioner Love’s resignation – IEC
By: Thabi Shomolekae 16th April 2024 Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) CEO Sy Mamabolo said on Tuesday that there is no basis for IEC commissioner Janet Love to... →
South Africa’s ranking in World Energy Trilemma Index falls
By: Terence Creamer 16th April 2024 South Africa has fallen to sixty-ninth from sixty-fourth on the World Energy Council’s (WEC’s) latest World Energy Trilemma Index which ranks more... →
Treasury welcomes IMF report ranking SA top 3 in fiscal transparency
By: Sashnee Moodley 16th April 2024 The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Fiscal Transparency Evaluation Report has placed South Africa in the top three countries in terms of... →
Consultancy urges local production of ARVs
By: Thabi Shomolekae 16th April 2024 Health security and medicine supply consultancy MMH & Partners Africa co-founder and CEO Michael Mynhardt says there is no reason why local... →
Odds-on entry of palladium, platinum into EVs highlighted by research update
By: Martin Creamer 16th April 2024 New York- and Toronto-listed Platinum Group Metals, which is emerging in South Africa’s Waterberg, on Tuesday provided an update on its new light... →
PGM market development has paid dividends, could pay many more, Platinum Day told
By: Martin Creamer 15th April 2024 The market development aspect of the platinum group metals (PGM) industry is fundamentally key, it was repeatedly stated at last week’s 2024... →
Public consultation key part of law development, but often overlooked – Mavuso
By: Sabrina Jardim 15th April 2024 Following last week’s withdrawal of proposed new visa regulations that would have eased the way for skilled workers to come to South Africa,... →
Chad interim president Deby kicks off campaign for vote set to end junta rule
By: Reuters 15th April 2024 Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby kicked off his presidential campaign on Sunday for an election next month meant to end three years of... →
Donors hope to raise more than $1-billion for Sudan a year into war
By: Reuters 15th April 2024 Donors will hopefully pledge "well over a billion euros," ($1.07-billion) for war-torn Sudan at an aid conference in Paris on Monday on the first... →