South Africa has 22 operating manganese mines – AmaranthCX 
By: Martin Creamer 28th September 2020 South Africa has 22 operating manganese mines, with only four of them owned in part by Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed companies,... →
SA commits $500 000 to empower female financial leaders
By: Yvonne Silaule 28th September 2020 South Africa has made a commitment of $500 000 to the African Women Impact Fund, which seeks to empower women financial leaders. South African... →
South Africa's post coronavirus economic recovery faces risks - Moody's
By: Reuters 28th September 2020 South Africa's post coronavirus economic recovery will face a number of constraints, with risks of a larger than forecast contraction this year... →
OPEC Fund approves US$20m loan for small enterprises in East Africa
By: African News Agency 28th September 2020 The OPEC Fund for International Development said on Monday it had signed a US$20-million term loan in favour of the East African Development Bank... →
SA's factory gate inflation rises to five-month high
By: News24Wire 28th September 2020 The prices of goods leaving South Africa's farms and factories increased by 2.4% for August, the highest rate in five months. Stats SA published... →
Diplomat named Mali PM, meeting regional bloc demand for civilian
By: Reuters 28th September 2020 Former foreign minister Moctar Ouane was named as Mali's interim prime minister, state television said on Sunday, a move likely to trigger the... →
Nigeria's main unions suspend planned strike after government talks
By: Reuters 28th September 2020 Nigerian labour unions agreed with the government on Monday to suspend a planned strike over fuel and power price rises hours before businesses... →
Skilled workers seek jobs on the streets of South Africa
By: Bloomberg 28th September 2020 South Africa is forecast to set an unwelcome world record this week when its statistics agency is predicted to report unemployment rose to a record... →
National Treasury seeks conditions on SAA loan guarantees
By: Bloomberg 28th September 2020 South Africa’s National Treasury wants strict conditions attached to any guarantees it provides for loans to the country’s embattled state airline,... →
Sudan rejects linking removal from US terrorism list with Israel ties
By: Reuters 28th September 2020 Sudan does not want to link its removal from a US terrorism list that is hindering access to foreign funding for its economy with a normalisation... →
IPP procurement a signal that growth-enhancing reform is moving ahead – Ramaphosa
By: Terence Creamer 28th September 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Gazetting of a Ministerial determination enabling the development of more than 11 800 MW of new electricity... →
South Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases increase to 670 766, deaths to 16 398
By: African News Agency 28th September 2020 As of Sunday, the number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in South Africa was 670,766, with 1268 new cases identified. The number of... →
Green hydrogen economy growing rapidly – Hatch
By: Martin Creamer 25th September 2020 At Glencore’s Raglan Mine, in Canada, a closed loop, microgrid system converts excess wind power to hydrogen, which is then stored in tanks. During... →
