🇿🇦 Africa Business Weekly: IMF downgrades both South Africa
The International Monetary Fund has issued fresh downward revisions to growth projections for both South Africa and Nigeria—Africa's two largest econo...
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🇿🇦 ACCOUNTABILITY FAILURE: Déjà vu in the Bay — NMB again
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMB) is repeating a costly cycle of financial mismanagement. The municipality has again failed to meet National Treas...
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🇿🇦 BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Have you thought about
South Africa's transport sector faces an inflection point. As petrol and diesel prices remain elevated—driven by rand weakness, refinery constraints, ...
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🇿🇦 BUMPY RIDE: Creecy calls for calm
South Africa's public sector is displaying acute governance dysfunction at two critical junctures—a national carrier struggling to exit business rescu...
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🇿🇦 DARK DAYS: R35m streetlight scandal: Calls grow for
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality is under intense pressure to launch a forensic investigation after revelations that 21 officials are impl...
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🇿🇦 Africa must set the terms of ‘green gold’ minerals boom and
BRIEF --- ## HEADLINE: Africa's Green Minerals Boom 2026: Seizing Leverage Before Repeating Extraction Mistakes --- ## META_DESCRIPTION: Africa co...
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🇿🇦 RED FLAGS: Unisa deputy vice-principal faces discipline
South Africa's University of South Africa (Unisa), the continent's largest open-distance learning institution, faces a significant governance crisis a...
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🇿🇦 Police commissioner Fannie Masemola added to corruption
South Africa's law enforcement integrity has suffered another significant blow with the addition of Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola as a co-accuse...
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🇿🇦 South African business confidence hits five‑month low on
South African business confidence has retreated to its lowest level in five months, driven by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and ...
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🇿🇦 Crumbling roads spark frustration in Mohlakeng and
**HEADLINE:** South Africa Road Crisis: Randfontein & Mohlakeng Pothole Emergency Threatens Municipal Solvency **META_DESCRIPTION:** South Africa's r...
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🇿🇦 Steel sector struggles amid policy tensions
South Africa's steel industry is fracturing under the weight of competing interests and deteriorating market fundamentals. The latest flashpoint: a 20...
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🇿🇦 IMF downgrade signals rising economic risks for South
The International Monetary Fund's latest downgrade of South Africa's economic growth outlook has sent ripples through African investment markets, sign...
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🇿🇦 Moody's puts Joburg on credit downgrade watch
South Africa's economic engine is sputtering. On April 21, 2026, ratings agency Moody's placed the City of Johannesburg on credit downgrade watch, sig...
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🇿🇦 Huawei makes the case for AI-ready optical networks at
South Africa's enterprise sector is at an inflection point. As artificial intelligence workloads demand exponentially higher data throughput, organisa...
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🇿🇦 Africa’s electric motorbike future can be built locally and
Africa's motorcycle market represents one of the continent's most underestimated investment opportunities. With over 50 million two-wheelers in active...
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🇿🇦 eNCA Business | Market update | 21 April
South Africa's equity market kicked off the week with momentum on Monday, 21 April 2026, as the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) closed on a positive...
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🇿🇦 Black industrialisation needs a financing floor, not a
South Africa's industrial policy framework has long relied on visible structural targets—Black ownership thresholds, localisation quotas, and supplier...
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🇿🇦 Creating the future of medical technology in South Africa
South Africa's healthcare system faces a paradox that costs billions annually: the nation imports cutting-edge medical technology while functional equ...
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🇿🇦 Masemola in court over controversial R360m SAPS tender
South Africa's Police National Commissioner Fannie Masemola is facing serious legal jeopardy following charges by the Investigating Directorate Agains...
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🇿🇦 South Africa’s budget postponed for first time after
South Africa faces an unprecedented political crisis as the government postpones its annual budget presentation for the first time in the post-aparthe...
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