🇿🇦 Cape Flats to the JSE: New book challenges narrow narrative
South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) policy has long been a flashpoint for debate—critics call it window-dressing, supporters see struct...
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Minister Announces Withdrawal of Draft AI
South Africa's Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi announced the withdrawal of the country's Draft National Artificial Inte...
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Mopane Worm and Termite Sales Relieve Poverty
South Africa's Limpopo province, bordered by Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Mozambique, is one of the country's poorest regions. The mopane worm and termite ...
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🇿🇦 Nissan Redirects $45m Investment to Egypt, Scaling Back
Japanese automaker Nissan's decision to redirect a $45 million investment from South Africa to Egypt marks a significant recalibration of manufacturin...
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🇿🇦 Diepkloof power restored, protest action called off
South Africa's electricity crisis deepened this week when Diepkloof township in Soweto experienced a seven-day power outage, only to have service rest...
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🇿🇦 Why South African manufacturing is under pressure (and what
South Africa's manufacturing sector is experiencing a prolonged contraction that extends far beyond cyclical downturns. World Bank economists have ide...
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🇿🇦 Diepkloof Hostel owes Eskom nearly R20m - authorities
** South Africa's electricity crisis has reached a critical inflection point. Diepkloof Hostel in Johannesburg, a facility housing thousands of vulne...
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🇿🇦 A nugget of hope in the inner city
Johannesburg's inner city has long struggled with decay, abandonment, and criminal occupation. But the transformation of Remington House—a once-notori...
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🇿🇦 Iran allows South Africa, Gabon, Liberia tankers through
Iran's selective approval of tanker transit through the Strait of Hormuz—granting passage to vessels from Gabon, South Africa, and Liberia while block...
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🇿🇦 Absa Group CEO outlines five sectors for pension funds in
Brief I notice the source content appears incomplete — the headline cuts off at "Absa Group CEO outlines five sectors for pension funds in" without s...
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🇿🇦 From risk to resilience: Why South African companies are
South Africa's energy landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. As rolling blackouts persist and electricity costs spiral, companies acros...
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🇿🇦 South Africa’s student housing startup DigsConnect secures
South Africa's student housing sector is entering a transformative phase. DigsConnect, a proptech platform specializing in affordable student accommod...
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🇿🇦 Households tighten belts as economy bites
South Africa's household sector is under severe financial stress as the twin pressures of high inflation and sluggish economic growth force consumers ...
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🇿🇦 South Africa mining minister criticizes DRC over US
South Africa's mining minister has publicly criticized the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for pursuing a direct minerals partnership with the Unit...
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🇿🇦 Diepkloof residents protest over electricity
South Africa's electricity crisis has moved beyond load-shedding schedules and hit the streets—literally. Diepkloof residents in Soweto staged protest...
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🇿🇦 Spekboom restoration at centre of $120m World Bank climate
The World Bank has priced a landmark $120 million sustainability bond tied directly to spekboom restoration in South Africa's Eastern Cape province—a ...
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🇿🇦 South Africa keeps policy rate on hold as Iran war seen
South Africa's Reserve Bank held its policy rate at 8.25% this week, signaling caution as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pose unexpected inf...
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🇿🇦 SIU welcomes ruling against R85m border wall tender
** The Special Investigative Unit (SIU) has secured a landmark ruling against ISF Shula Joint Venture over a fraudulent R85-million border barrier co...
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🇿🇦 Jet fuel sends airfares soaring
South Africa's aviation sector faces a mounting cost crisis as jet fuel prices have nearly doubled in recent months, forcing domestic carriers to pass...
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🇿🇦 INVESTMENT INSIGHTS: Connecting the future — unlocking SA’s
South Africa's infrastructure deficit has become a bottleneck for economic growth, with the nation requiring approximately R1 trillion in capital depl...
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