Fuel prices on knife-edge: March could hit motorists hard
Cape Town – Mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) indicates that South African fuel prices for March... Read more
17 Feb
From cattle kraal to gold frenzy: Johannesburg outskirts booming
Ekurhuleni – The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg’s eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed... Read more
17 Feb
Ramaphosa and a stable electricity system in SA: the devils are in the detail
Mark Swilling, Stellenbosch University The strategic significance of the reference to energy reform in South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s... Read more
17 Feb
Does SA have a future without power cuts? Ramaphosa intervenes, but the drama isn’t over
Rod Crompton, University of the Witwatersrand South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his 2026 State of the Nation address,... Read more
16 Feb
Zambia slams door on SA cattle — imports and transit banned amid foot-and-mouth outbreak
Pretoria – Zambia has reportedly banned and suspended all livestock imports and transit from South Africa with immediate effect... Read more
16 Feb
Save our herds! 450 cattle jabbed as Western Cape fights economic disaster
Cape Town – As South Africa grapples with a nationwide outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the Western Cape has... Read more
16 Feb
DIGGING FOR SURVIVAL: Urgent call to formalise artisanal mining”
Cape Town – Industry leaders, policymakers and mining experts have called for urgent action to formalise artisanal and small-scale... Read more
13 Feb
Sona 2026: 10 key plans shaping South Africa’s future
Cape Town – Cyril Ramaphosa used his State of the Nation Address (Sona) to outline government plans aimed at boosting... Read more
13 Feb
SA eyes its mineral wealth for economic ‘transformation’ – Ramaphosa
Cape Town – South Africa is ramping up investment in its enormous critical mineral potential with mining a “sunrise... Read more
13 Feb
Africa’s mineral goldmine: Experts say global chaos could spark boom
Cape Town – Africa’s vast mineral wealth could position the continent as a key beneficiary of global geopolitical instability,... Read more
12 Feb
