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            <title>Govt urges families to apply for the repatriation of liberation heroes from Angola</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In a historic step towards healing the wounds of the liberation struggle, Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie, announced on Friday that government has identified more than 400 graves across Angola for potential recovery and repatriation. Speaking at a media briefing, McKenzie made a plea to the public, urging families who lost loved ones in Angolan exile to come forward and formally apply for their exhumation, forensic examination, identification, and repatriation.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
            <category>1. News in Review </category>
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            <title>AngloGold’s ‘extraordinary by any measure’ half year pays nigh $1bn in dividends</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[“It's been an extraordinary period by any measure,"was the description of AngloGold Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon of his company’s first-half performance when he presented second-quarter results of 46%-higher earnings to $2-billion and 36%-higher free cash flow to $727-million. “We probably had the best Ebitda growth year-on-year of all of the large gold companies, comfortably outstripping the rise in the gold price, along with a more than doubling in cash flows. We made sure that shareholders see the full benefit and see it right away, with just under a billion dollars in dividends declared over six months. It's been an extraordinary period by any measure," Calderon remarked. (Also watch attached Creamer Media.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
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            <title>ARM highlights value of Bokoni platinum project, restart of nickel mine</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Bokoni and Nkomati are two of African Rainbow Minerals’ (ARM’s) 100%-owned flagship projects that are poised to unlock significant long-term value for ARM and its shareholders, ARM CEO Phillip Tobias emphasised during an investor conference call on Friday, July 31 to discuss the outcomes of Bokoni’s 180 000-t-a-month development project and the recommencement of the Nkomati opencast mine. Tobias described Bokoni as a high-grade growth platform that was positioning ARM as a globally competitive, low-cost platinum group metals (PGMs) producer and pointed out that the recommencement of operations at Nkomati re-established South Africa's only primary nickel producer through a low capital intensity and a value-enhancing restart. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
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            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
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            <title>Goldman sees more South Africa rating upgrades on strong revenue</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s revenue outperformance puts the country on course for further credit-ratings upgrades over the next year, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said. National Treasury data for June shows corporate tax collections grew about 5.5% to R385-billion on a semi-annualised basis, boosted largely by mining-industry export profits. The figure, released this week, was well above the R345-billion achieved in the 2025-26 fiscal year as well as the R364-billion projected in the February budget for 2026-27. “From a sovereign credit rating perspective, the continued strength in these fiscal data reinforce our expectation that both Moody’s and S&P will upgrade their credit ratings over the next year,” Andrew Matheny, an economist at Goldman Sachs, said in a note.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>1. News in Review </category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>DA challenges Parly Secretary’s ‘irregular appointment’, salary increase</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The DA will file court papers in the Western Cape High Court to have the appointment and salary of Secretary to Parliament Xolile George declared unlawful and set aside. This legal move targets what the party says is an irregular 70% pay hike that saw George's salary surge from R2.6-million to R4.4-million within months of taking office. The party contends that reversing the decision is vital to preserving institutional accountability and fiscal transparency in the legislative arm of government. According to DA Parliamentary leader George Michalakis, the core of the legal challenge rests on misrepresentation by former presiding officers. The DA alleges that the former Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, and National Council of Provinces chairperson Amos Masondo, deliberately misled members of Parliament.

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            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
            <category>1. News in Review </category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Winde criticises ‘not in my backyard’ sentiment; says WCape housing prices driven by demand</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Soaring property prices in the Western Cape are being driven by demand, says Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. “Everybody will say that in the inner-city of Cape Town, or perhaps in one of our coastal towns, that property is not affordable. The prices are just growing exponentially.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
            <category>INFRASTRUCTURE</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Operation Vulindlela reports broader sweep, though progress uneven in Q1 </title>
            <link>https://www.polity.org.za/article/operation-vulindlela-gains-momentum-despite-uneven-q1-progress-2026-07-31</link>
            <description><![CDATA[National Treasury on Friday highlighted sustained structural reforms aimed at reviving the country’s network industries, fixing local governance, and building a highly competitive investment environment. Briefing the media on the first-quarter progress report for Operation Vulindlela, Treasury said despite navigating a highly volatile global economic environment, the initiative is successfully laying the groundwork for inclusive economic growth, reducing systemic constraints, and scaling up private sector participation. Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative of the Presidency and National Treasury to accelerate the implementation of structural reforms and support economic recovery.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
            <category>1. News in Review </category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Congo's Ebola outbreak now second largest on record, data shows</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo's fast-spreading Ebola outbreak is now the world's second-largest on record, government data showed on Friday, as transmission continues to outpace efforts to contain the epidemic. The number of cases reported across Congo has risen to 3 532, the Communications Ministry said in a statement, with 1 556 deaths recorded. "It's the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic that we have ever seen," Carl Skau, acting head of the UN World Food Programme, told Reuters this week. "The world needs to pay much more attention." Less than three months since the outbreak began, the disease has killed five times as many people as previous outbreaks had by the same stage, according to Africa's top public health agency, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Russia's Africa Corps kills Mali civilians in 'indiscriminate' attack, rights group says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps killed eight civilians, including three children, in Mali last month, Human Rights Watch said on Friday, during air strikes the campaign group called "unlawfully indiscriminate".   Established by Russia's defence ministry, Africa Corps has largely taken over the mercenary Wagner Group's activities on the continent and is backing operations by Mali's military-led government against armed Islamist groups. ]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>IMF completes Egypt reviews, unlocks $1.8bn</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it completed two reviews of some facilities for Egypt, giving the country access to about $1.8-billion. Egypt would receive about $1.5-billion under the IMF's 48-month loan programme after completing the seventh review, along with roughly $272-million under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, bringing total disbursements under Egypt's current arrangement with the fund to about $7.3-billion. Egypt agreed to a $3-billion loan with the IMF in December 2022. The programme was expanded to $8-billion in March 2024, when ⁠the ​country was grappling with high inflation and foreign currency shortages. The global lender said Egypt's economy has remained resilient to spillovers from the war in the Middle East.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>Ramaphosa endorses Eskom restructuring team's Phase I report on the establishment of an ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa has endorsed the Phase I report of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT), setting the stage to restructure South Africa’s electricity sector to create competition, unlock investment, reduce electricity prices and ensure energy security for sustained economic growth and job creation. The report, which was presented to the President on July 30, sets out recommendations for establishing an independent Transmission System Operator (TSO) separate from Eskom. ]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>ELECTRICITY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South Africa says African Union backs broad migration debate</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The African Union has backed a broader discussion on migration, a South African government official said on Thursday, after Ghana made a proposal to place xenophobic violence in South Africa on the agenda of an upcoming AU meeting. Ghana has been a prominent critic of anti-immigrant protests and xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Clayson Monyela, a South African foreign affairs official, said on X that Pretoria had defeated an attempt to "single out & isolate" the country. "The AU will discuss the migration issue broadly & look at the 'Pull & Push' factors," Monyela wrote, referring to conditions that drive people to leave their countries and those that draw them elsewhere. Over the past few months anti-migrant protests have taken place in South Africa.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>1. News in Review </category>
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            <description><![CDATA[The DA has criticised the appointment of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Deputy Minister Seiso Mohai as chairperson of the Public Investment Corporation board, calling it a "missed opportunity" to restore public trust. The party expressed “deep concerns” over the selection process for leadership and reiterated its call for urgent legislative changes to remove political interference and establish a “strictly independent” board. The party also urged President Cyril Ramaphosa and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to publish a binding timeline that outlined the finalisation of necessary legislative amendments and the comprehensive execution of the Mpati Commission’s recommendations. DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis said his party has consistently pushed for governance reforms, noting the introduction of draft legislation in Parliament to secure a “properly independent and suitably qualified” board for the PIC.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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