
OPINION | Africa can benefit from global demand for key minerals
Continent must become a sophisticated player in midstream and downstream value chain
TUESDAY, 02 DECEMBER 2025, 12:11

Continent must become a sophisticated player in midstream and downstream value chain
Two City of Cape Town law Metal Theft Unit officers were arrested this week for allegedly extorting and robbing foreign shop owners.

The ANC, which won only 40% of the total votes last year, was the best lesson. I don’t see how the SACP can be so delusional as to hope they can get something out of the upcoming elections.

Finally, the truth behind the mudslide disaster that claimed two lives, left 40 people injured and displaced dozens of homeowners in Jagersfontein in the southern Free State is made public.

Cam Smith admits “it’s in my head” as he tries to deal with his career stalling since winning the 150th Open and then joining LIV, writes Iain Carter.

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu is set to appear before the Madlanga commission. Mchunu faces allegations of links to corrupt syndicates and obstructing justice, particularly through his decision to disband the political killings task team.
Representatives of the descendants of African slaves and Indigenous peoples of Suriname formally accepted an apology from visiting King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu takes the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Tuesday.

Michelle Agyemang, Luke Littler and Davina Perrin are on the shortlist for the 2025 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award.

Boitumelo Maepa established a Soweto swimming pool academy in Pimville to address the lack of local swimming schools and promote water safety.

Fidelity’s intention to list on the JSE marks not only a vote of confidence in the bourse, but spells good news for South Africa’s economic trajectory, the exchange said.

Each side claims to have fended off an incursion in the disputed waters near Taiwan.

South Africa is prioritising a review of GLP-1 drugs for state healthcare use

Ollie Pope tells his England team-mates to “put on a helmet” after they were caught riding e-scooters in Brisbane without them.
Glencore’s ferrochrome venture in South Africa will idle two smelters and cut jobs because of unsustainable electricity tariffs.

The Sunday Times understands that former RET members had been lobbying NEC members to have the president resign

Five people were killed and six passengers sustained serious injuries after a passenger bus accident on the R33 Amsterdam/Piet Retief road in Mpumalanga on Monday.

Will Jacks will play his first Test in three years as England include a spin option for the second game of the Ashes series against Australia in Brisbane.

South African conglomerate Bidvest said shareholders rejected its reimbursement of a trip to the Paris Olympics by its chairman and two non-executive directors.