🇿🇦 Tshwane CFO denies ‘tender-fixer’ role in R2.9bn security
South Africa's administrative capital finds itself ensnared in yet another high-stakes corruption probe, this time centring on a R2.9 billion (€154 mi...
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Broken Clinics Push Patients to Expensive
South Africa's public healthcare system is at a breaking point, and European investors are watching closely. A recent government audit reveals a stark...
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🇿🇦 Outrage over paid queue spots as Sassa launches
South Africa's Social Security Agency (Sassa) has launched a formal investigation into an alarming black market operating at its offices, where desper...
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🇿🇦 UAE targets Shell’s 600 SA petrol stations in $1bn deal
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is advancing acquisition talks to purchase Shell's downstream South African operations—a portfolio spanning...
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🇿🇦 eNCA Business | Market update | 20 April
South Africa's primary equity exchange begins another trading week facing a complex backdrop of domestic monetary pressures and continental economic c...
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🇿🇦 DA Restores Nearly 300 Small-Scale Fishing Permits in South
South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) government has restored nearly 300 small-scale fishing vessel permits in the Traditional Linefish sector, mark...
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🇿🇦 Green SMEs Could Unlock Major Growth in South Africa
South Africa's small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector represents one of Africa's most underutilized yet strategically critical economic engine...
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🇿🇦 AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Matshela Koko challenges R2.5bn
The ongoing legal battle between former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko and South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority represents far more than a pe...
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🇿🇦 Beyond binaries — why NHI success depends on design, not
South Africa's National Health Insurance scheme represents one of the continent's most ambitious healthcare reforms—and one of the riskiest for foreig...
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🇿🇦 New investments into manufacturing need to come with export
Africa's manufacturing sector stands at a critical juncture. While the continent has made significant strides in attracting foreign direct investment ...
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🇿🇦 AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: VBS saga bites again as Irba
The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (Irba) has handed down a landmark disciplinary decision against Sipho Malaba, a former KPMG partner, imp...
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🇿🇦 WHERE TO INVEST: Why disciplined management teams keep
For European investors navigating African equity markets, a persistent temptation exists: chase assets, chase scale, chase the headline numbers. Yet e...
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🇿🇦 OPEN LETTER: SA risks missing critical global AI window
South Africa stands at a critical juncture. While global capital races toward artificial intelligence infrastructure, the continent's most industriali...
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🇿🇦 South Africa urged to build resilience as IMF downplays
The International Monetary Fund's recent assessment of South Africa's exposure to U.S. tariff escalation carries a counterintuitive message: direct tr...
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🇿🇦 Workers Rally Against Eskom Unbundling Plan
South Africa's electricity sector is entering dangerous political territory. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) staged a significant protest marc...
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Water Prices Jump 68 Percent in Five Years
South Africa's water pricing has become a critical barometer of the country's infrastructure decay. Between 2020 and July 2025, municipal water tariff...
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Graduates Face Unemployment Without
South Africa's labor market is experiencing a paradox that threatens both its economic recovery and presents a contrarian investment opportunity for E...
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🇿🇦 PIE Amendment Bill could reshape South Africa's property
South Africa's cabinet has formally approved the Prevention of Illegal Eviction Amendment Bill for public consultation, signalling a significant recal...
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🇿🇦 Standard Bank Battles Major Cybersecurity Breach
South Africa's Standard Bank, one of Africa's largest financial institutions by market capitalization, is navigating a deepening cybersecurity catastr...
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🇿🇦 From illegal mining to heists, R1m seized at Beitbridge
South African authorities this week intercepted R1 million (approximately €53,000) worth of mining explosives concealed in a hidden compartment at Bei...
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