Johannesburg’s benchmark stock index is heading for its worst month in almost two decades, reeling from a double hit as the Iran war saps demand for emerging-market assets while plunging precious-metal prices weigh on the country’s miners.
An application to construct a large coal mine near the Kruger National Park’s southern border has drawn strong backlash from local communities and AfriForum.
Soaring electricity prices are driving customers to alternative energy and increased efficiency, causing declining demand that threatens Eskom’s financial sustainability.
South Africa appointed career diplomat Thabo Thage as its so-called minister plenipotentiary to Washington as it finalises the selection of a permanent ambassador.
Johannesburg is one of those cities that gets better and better the more time you spend in it. You might spend a morning sipping flat whites in a chic café, browsing a weekend market, hiking through a nature reserve, or sitting down to a plate of delicious food. Whether you’re spending a day in the […]
Soaring electricity prices caused by years of Eskom mismanagement have eroded South Africa’s former power-cost advantage, forcing smelters to shut down.
The DA’s growing tendency to publicly frame the successes of the Government of National Unity (GNU) as primarily its own achievement undermines the basic principles, protocol and discipline of government communication.