Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Babalwa Lobishe’s admission in Parliament that the R25m transformer lease to Coega Steels was irregular has triggered a council motion calling for consequence management, intensifying political pressure over the controversial deal.

Nelson Mandela Bay is facing renewed scrutiny as politicians demand a full forensic investigation after 21 officials are implicated in a scandal involving R35m in mismanaged streetlight contracts.

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France is in talks to lend South Africa money to support a programme to regenerate its rundown cities, the European country’s ambassador said.

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will “remember” companies that do not seek refunds for tariffs paid that were deemed illegal by the Supreme Court, implying they would ‌somehow benefit by abstaining from the US government’s new refund portal.

Africa’s transition minerals boom offers real leverage in a decarbonising world, but without coherent regulation and enforcement it risks repeating the extractive injustices of the past. Turning “green gold” into shared prosperity will depend on strong governance, local value capture, and putting affected communities at the centre of decision-making.

Global climate maps wrongly mark Africa’s vast savannas as ‘degraded’ lands in need of trees. This forest-first thinking risks damaging some of the planet’s richest ecosystems. Latest research shows that true reforestation potential is far smaller than once imagined – and that protecting savannas may be as important as planting trees.

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