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            <title>Platinum investment demand broadening to minor PGM metals, SFA (Oxford) points out</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The strong ongoing investment demand for platinum is broadening to the minor platinum group metals (PGMs) such as ruthenium and iridium, SFA (Oxford) CEO Henk de Hoop pointed out on Wednesday June 3. Questioned by Mining Weekly on the prospect of platinum investment demand remaining strong, De Hoop noted that up to half of some of the ruthenium imports into China had been for investment purposes rather than industrial demand.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <title>September Distribution Agency Agreement deadline looms for Eskom-indebted municipalities</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The National Treasury has issued termination letters to 13 municipalities and is preparing to issue similar notices to 14 others in relation to their continued participation in a scheme set up in 2023 to address rising arrear debt to Eskom. Under the so-called Municipal Debt Relief Programme, municipalities that owed the State-owned utility a collective R58.5-billion as of March 2023 became eligible to have their historical debt written off over three years, with a maximum of one-third being cancelled in each year.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>ANC backs impeachment panel, defends Speaker amid GNU friction</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The ANC parliamentary caucus has formally welcomed the establishment of the Section 89 Impeachment Committee, expressing full confidence that the multiparty panel will execute its duties with “strict impartiality”. Addressing the media on Wednesday, ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli confirmed the party’s support for the committee's constitution and the election of its chairperson Makashule Gana. The 31-member committee, which includes nine ANC representatives, is tasked with investigating allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa may have breached the Constitution and his oath of office. Ntuli emphasised that the caucus expects the panel to work in a non-partisan manner, strictly adhering to parliamentary oversight responsibilities as outlined in Section 55 of the Constitution.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>Joburg budget remains a concern, interest groups note</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Johannesburg's final 2026/27 budget still fails to resolve its underlying crisis of infrastructure decline, weak financial management, rising debt and poor service delivery, despite public pressure leading to some meaningful changes in the initial draft budget. In a joint statement released on Wednesday, the Johannesburg Crisis Alliance (JCA), JoburgCAN and WaterCAN said that the budget, adopted against a backdrop of growing concern about the city's financial sustainability, lays bare the deep financial, governance and service delivery challenges confronting the municipality.]]></description>
            <author>Natasha Odendaal</author>
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            <title>Eskom sets out to appoint forensic services providers to resolve investigations backlog</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned power utility Eskom has issued an invitation to tender or request for proposals for the provision of forensic and anticorruption services to resolve a backlog of forensic investigations. While Eskom maintains internal forensic capability, the scale and specialised nature of legacy cases require additional expertise to support accelerated delivery. This project forms part of the utility’s broader efforts to strengthen governance and accelerate consequence management across the organisation.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <title>Malawi to repatriate citizens from South Africa amid anti-immigrant attacks</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Malawi will join other countries in repatriating its nationals seeking to leave South Africa, where attacks on African migrants have been reported in parts of the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement late on Tuesday that the programme would be limited to citizens who have requested assistance, with details to be announced once logistical arrangements are finalised. Xenophobic attacks are a recurring problem in South Africa, where immigrants are often blamed for economic challenges such as high unemployment. Anti-immigrant groups have set a June 30 deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave, fuelling fear among migrant communities.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>South Africa private sector contracts after four months of growth, PMI shows</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's private sector contracted in May as output and new orders fell amid higher fuel prices and uncertainty linked to the Iran war, a business survey showed on Wednesday. The S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 49.6 in May from 51.6 in April. The 50 mark separates growth from contraction. "The war in the Middle East, and increases in fuel prices in particular, took their toll on the South African private sector in May. Renewed falls in output and new orders were signalled as inflationary pressures strengthened further," said Andrew Harker, economics director at S&P Global Market Intelligence.]]></description>
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            <title>South Africa can become strong value-add minerals player again, PyroFuZA points out</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Look out for PyroFuZA. Those eight letters have the potential to make best use of South Africa’s natural resources and restore South Africa’s value-adding power, which, in turn, can help to foot the bill for the innovative rebuilding of this country’s economy. PyroFuZA spells out that it's possible for South Africa to put its own distinctive correct measures in place that will enable this country to, once again, become a strong player within the value-add ecosystem, amid different measures being applied at different stages of advancement so that long-term momentum is assured. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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