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Electricity minister says it's 'highly irresponsible' to predict when loadshedding will end 
By: News24Wire 10th March 2023 Newly appointed Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa believes government will be ambitious in its plans to stop loadshedding, but he is not... →
Platinum market back in contango, big improvement of net investment expected – WPIC
By: Martin Creamer 8th March 2023 The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) today publishes its Platinum Quarterly for the fourth quarter of 2022, full year 2022, and a revised... →
SA: Angie Motshekga: Address by Minister of Basic Education, during the Debate of the 2023 State of the Nation Address – Joint Sitting (15/02/2023)
17th February 2023 Speaker, allow me to quote from the February 2021 publication by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), which succinctly summarises “the... →
The power utility ruining South Africa is a big winner for bondholders
By: Bloomberg 2nd February 2023 South Africa’s Eskom is not very good at keeping the lights on, but it’s providing excellent profits for bondholders. Eskom’s dollar bonds due 2028... →
ANC resolves to plan generational succession 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 31st January 2023 The African National Congress says it will strengthen its deployment strategy to include the introduction of succession planning. ANC secretary... →
How trade restrictions affect consumers: the case of frozen chicken
By: Econ3x3 19th January 2023 Trade protection in South Africa has increased overall since 2014. This has manifested in a rising incidence of tariffs covering intermediate... →
Residents of Emfuleni continue to suffer after 4 years of Maile’s imposed administration
29th November 2022 The Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Lebogang Maile, has admitted that his appointed administrator failed to rescue Emfuleni Local Municipality... →
Nigeria presidential candidate misses mark with claim about country’s ‘illegal’ 2023 budget
By: Africa Check 8th November 2022 Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari tabled his last budget in October 2022. He will step down after elections in February 2023. At N20.5 trillion... →
