South Africa asks Equatorial Guinea to release jailed engineers
By: Bloomberg 7th May 2024 South Africa asked the government of Equatorial Guinea to release two of its citizens who’ve been detained in the country for more than a year.... →
Ramaphosa touts Israel court win in South African votes drive
By: Bloomberg 7th May 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa is capitalising on his administration’s efforts to bring an end to Israel’s war on Hamas as he seeks to draw votes in the... →
Putin sworn in for new term amid growing conflict with the West
By: Bloomberg 7th May 2024 Vladimir Putin, who’s ruled Russia for the whole of the 21st century so far, was sworn in for a fifth term as president, amid renewed nuclear... →
South Deep gold output well down as Gold Fields implements recovery plan 
By: Martin Creamer 7th May 2024 With first-quarter gold production down 34% at South Deep gold mine, Gold Fields is focusing on setting up the well-endowed long-life Gauteng... →
Zuma faces dissent in new party as election nears
By: Reuters 7th May 2024 Former South African President Jacob Zuma is facing an attempt to oust him from leadership positions in his new party, state broadcaster SABC... →
Rescuers search for survivors after South Africa building collapses
By: Reuters 7th May 2024 Rescuers were using cranes, drills and their bare hands to try to reach dozens of people trapped when a multi-storey building being built in the... →
NamPower grid-strengthening and battery storage project secures $138.5m World Bank backing
By: Terence Creamer 7th May 2024 The World Bank has approved a $138.5-million finance package to support the integration of renewable energy into Namibia’s electricity system by... →
Stop party politics, concentrate on building SA – SUN Party
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th May 2024 Sizwe Ummah Nation Party parliamentary candidate Rasheed Ebrahim Gutta is urging politicians to stop party politics and concentrate on putting the... →
South African youth despondency is rife ahead of vote, survey shows
By: Bloomberg 7th May 2024 South Africa’s youth, a key voting constituency in this month’s elections, are less optimistic about the future of their country than their... →
Dozens trapped in building collapse in South Africa
By: Reuters 7th May 2024 Rescuers searched through the debris of a multi-storey building collapse in the South African city of George that left four people dead and dozens... →
Nigeria to charge levy on domestic transfers to fund cybersecurity
By: Reuters 7th May 2024 Nigeria's central bank plans to charge a levy on domestic money transfers to help fund cybersecurity, it said. In a circular published late on... →
Copper 360’s underground copper mine set to open three months ahead of schedule
By: Martin Creamer 6th May 2024 Last month copper mining company Copper 360 surprised on the upside by producing its first copper concentrate from surface material well ahead of... →
Eskom takes City Power to court over R1bn debt
By: Sashnee Moodley 6th May 2024 State power utility Eskom has said it has "no choice" but to approach the Johannesburg High Court to force City Power to pay just over R1-billion... →
