Ghana's second quarter economic growth dips vs revised first quarter
By: Reuters 20th September 2023 Ghana's economic growth slowed slightly to 3.2% year-on-year in the second quarter compared with a downwardly revised 3.3% growth rate in the first... →
Rwanda's veteran president Kagame to seek re-election in 2024
By: Reuters 20th September 2023 Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said he will stand for re-election next year, hoping to extend nearly a quarter of a century in power. Kagame, who... →
Nigeria's Tinubu tells UN he seeks to restore democratic order in Niger
By: Reuters 20th September 2023 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday he was seeking to re-establish constitutional order to address political and economic problems in... →
Gordhan criticises Eskom’s ‘elongated’ restructuring timelines, wants grid company trading from Nov 
By: Terence Creamer 20th September 2023 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has criticised Eskom’s “elongated” restructuring timeframes and has called for greater urgency and drive... →
Ramaphosa tells UN Assembly investment in conflict prevention, peacebuilding essential
By: Sane Dhlamini 20th September 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed at the seventy-eighth United Nations General Assembly, in New York, that conflict is making people more... →
Inflation ticks higher - despite lower food prices
By: News24Wire 20th September 2023 Annual consumer price inflation picked up slightly to 4.8% in August from 4.7% in July - the first increase in four months. After many months of... →
DA says Ramaphosa has abandoned any pretence of opposing corruption as ANC backs cadre deployment
By: Sane Dhlamini 20th September 2023 Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister for Public Service and Administration Dr Leon Schreiber has urged South Africans to help drive electoral... →
Even as Gauteng taps run dry, Rand Water claims it 'is able and capable' while blaming residents
By: News24Wire 20th September 2023 Despite water not coming out of the taps in some parts of Johannesburg, Rand Water maintains it can supply the resource to consumers. For the past... →
ANC defeats bill DA proposed as a 'cure for cadre deployment virus'
By: News24Wire 20th September 2023 Only the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan African Congress's (PAC's) sole member voted in support of a committee report that deemed a... →
Motsoaledi tells Parliament what is needed for home affairs dept to operate more efficiently
By: News24Wire 19th September 2023 Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the Department of Home Affairs needs a staff contingency of 60% to operate optimally - but, currently,... →
Justice dept produces progress report on Zondo Commission recommendations
By: Lumkile Nkomfe 19th September 2023 Affirming its stance on the recommendations of the Zondo Commission of Enquiry into State Capture, the Department of Justice and Constitutional... →
Pressure for action grows as South African ports firm flails
By: Bloomberg 19th September 2023 Business lobby groups are piling pressure on South Africa’s government to act against the management of state ports and rail operator Transnet for... →
Clean energy on way to platinum mines from R2.5bn solar project in North West
By: Martin Creamer 19th September 2023 Platinum mines operated by Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) will be on the receiving... →
