Faye sworn in as Senegal president, cites 'profound desire for change'
By: Reuters 2nd April 2024 Senegal's once jailed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in on Tuesday as the West African nation's fifth and youngest president... →
Parties petition Ramaphosa not to sign Electoral Matters Amendment Bill 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 2nd April 2024 Ten opposition parties, currently represented in Parliament, have petitioned President Cyril Ramaphosa to not sign into law the Electoral Matters... →
Current low PGM prices not reflective of supply/demand fundamentals – Nedbank CIB
By: Martin Creamer 2nd April 2024 Platinum group metals (PGM) prices, where they are now, do not reflect the medium to long-term supply demand fundamentals. Instead, they are driven... →
DA wants Parly to speed up motion of no confidence against Mapisa-Nqakula
By: Thabi Shomolekae 2nd April 2024 The Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday that given the “severity of the allegations” against National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula,... →
Egypt's Sisi starts third term pledging more investment, social spending
2nd April 2024 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in for his third term on Tuesday in the country's new capital, the largest of the mega-projects... →
At least 12 killed, 15 children missing in South Sudan attack
By: Reuters 2nd April 2024 Youths attacked a village in eastern South Sudan and shot dead at least 12 people while 15 children are missing, officials said on Tuesday, as... →
Pro-Russia X accounts tout Zuma’s Party, CIR says
By: Bloomberg 2nd April 2024 An analysis of accounts on social media platform X that have been used to promote Russian interests in South Africa are now being utilised to rally... →
BLSA calls for immediate reworking of IRP, describing assumptions as ‘spurious’
By: Terence Creamer 2nd April 2024 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), whose members include the largest domestic and foreign companies operating in South Africa, has added its... →
Speaker loses bid to stop arrest over alleged graft
By: Bloomberg 2nd April 2024 Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula lost a court bid to prevent the authorities from detaining her over allegations of corruption, and... →
UP, CSIR collaborate on project to detect fake news during elections
By: Thabi Shomolekae 2nd April 2024 University of Pretoria Data Science for Social Impact research group’s Professor Vukosi Marivate noted that if the Independent Electoral Commission... →
New platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell as cheap to make as conventional car engine 
By: Martin Creamer 2nd April 2024 The brand-new platinum-catalysed hydrogen fuel cell system that has just been released for passenger cars reveals that fuel cells can be as cheap... →
China could drive Africa's renewable energy revolution, report says
By: Reuters 2nd April 2024 China has a unique opportunity to drive forward an energy revolution in Africa, but it must first reverse nearly two decades of neglect of green... →
Ekurhuleni mayor voted out in motion of no confidence
By: Creamer Media Reporter 28th March 2024 ActionSA’s bid to get Ekurhuleni Mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana out of office was a success on Thursday, after council removed him in a motion of no... →
