Mozambique's ruling party announces Chapo as presidential candidate
By: Reuters 6th May 2024 Mozambique's ruling FRELIMO party has announced Daniel Chapo will be its presidential candidate in an election scheduled for October. FRELIMO has... →
Nigeria cuts back electricity sales to overseas customers to boost domestic supply
By: Reuters 6th May 2024 Nigeria's electricity regulator has ordered the grid operator to cut back supplies to customers overseas to boost domestic supply. In a directive... →
Chad votes in first Sahel presidential poll since wave of coups
By: Reuters 6th May 2024 Chadians lined up on Monday to vote three years after military leader Mahamat Idris Deby seized power, in the first presidential election in... →
ActionSA not convinced govt charges against municipalities will amount to much
By: Thabi Shomolekae 6th May 2024 ActionSA pointed out on Monday that charges against municipalities have been laid before and the few that make it to prosecution have resulted in... →
South Africa inquiry blames authorities for neglect leading to deadly fire 
By: Reuters 6th May 2024 An inquiry into a fire that killed 77 people in Johannesburg last year blamed neglect by authorities for allowing a building to become a den for... →
Rand gains on stronger PMI data
By: Reuters 6th May 2024 The South African rand was stronger in early trade on Monday, after private sector activity rose marginally in April. At 0724 GMT, the rand traded... →
Climate commission model points to the growth potential of green industrialisation
By: Terence Creamer 6th May 2024 The initial direct cost of placing South Africa on an energy transition pathway over the coming five years in line with its decarbonisation targets... →
Platinum-based green hydrogen emerging as Winter Olympics decarbonisation pillar
By: Martin Creamer 3rd May 2024 Green hydrogen, which is generated with the benefit of the catalysis that platinum group metals (PGMs) provide, is being increasingly highlighted... →
Kwacha extends slump as drought worsens Zambia’s economic woes
By: Bloomberg 3rd May 2024 Zambia’s currency weakened against the dollar for an 18th successive day, cementing its position as the worst performer in emerging markets since... →
SAB launches talent programme, invites young graduates to apply
By: Sabrina Jardim 3rd May 2024 Against the backdrop of a high unemployment rate among South Africa’s youth, beermaker South African Breweries (SAB) has launched the first edition... →
The lights are on in South Africa and many people are suspicious
By: Bloomberg 3rd May 2024 South Africa is enjoying a rare streak of uninterrupted electricity right before elections, drawing more suspicion than praise in a nation that’s... →
Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says
By: Reuters 3rd May 2024 Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting US troops, a senior US defence official told Reuters, a move that... →
Chad prepares to vote in a coup-hit region, wary allies look on
By: Reuters 3rd May 2024 Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West Africa to use the... →
