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Trump moves likely inflationary for South Africa, FirstRand CEO says
24/01/2025

Trump moves likely inflationary for South Africa, FirstRand CEO says

Tariffs proposed by US President Donald Trump will likely have an inflationary impact on South Africa, according to the chief executive officer of one of the country’s largest banks. Trump’s moves will likely cause the dollar to strengthen, which will also hurt African nations carrying higher de...

Richards Bay Coal Terminal 2024 exports extend beyond 52-million tons
24/01/2025

Richards Bay Coal Terminal 2024 exports extend beyond 52-million tons

South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) in KwaZulu-Natal exported 52.08-million tons of coal in 2024, up on the 47.21-million tons of 2023, which was the lowest since 1992. RBCT’s budgeted target for this year is 55-million tons on a contracted rate of 60-million tons.

GOOD Party calls for Macpherson’s axing should he not sign Expropriation Bill
24/01/2025

GOOD Party calls for Macpherson’s axing should he not sign Expropriation Bill

The GOOD Party on Friday called for Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson to resign, if he does not sign the recently assented Expropriation Bill. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday signed into law the Bill, which repeals the pre-democratic Expropriation Act of 1975 and sets...

Cape Town mayor believes GNU will stand firm until Ramaphosa’s departure
24/01/2025

Cape Town mayor believes GNU will stand firm until Ramaphosa’s departure

City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says his gut tells him that the Government of National Unity (GNU) will survive at least the next two years. Addressing the Cape Town Press Club this week, he said he was, however, unwilling to make any firm predictions on the future of the GNU beyond the e...

South Africa's patchwork climate plans risk widening inequality
24/01/2025

South Africa's patchwork climate plans risk widening inequality

Inconsistent government and corporate climate strategies may see poorer regions left behind in the transition away from polluting industries to green jobs, according to new research. Wealthier cities like Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg, have more advanced plans to cut emissions and adapt to clim...

Mixed reactions to Expropriation Bill, with threats of legal action
24/01/2025

Mixed reactions to Expropriation Bill, with threats of legal action

Opposition parties and civil society organisations have rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa act of signing into law the Expropriation Bill, while the African National Congress (ANC) supported the move, calling it is a significant milestone in the country’s transformation agenda. Ramaphosa on Thursd...

Expropriation Bill: AgriSA says threatened private property rights will impact investor confidence
24/01/2025

Expropriation Bill: AgriSA says threatened private property rights will impact investor confidence

In response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s promulgation of the Expropriation Bill on January 23, industry body AgriSA maintains that the Bill poses a risk to private property rights, which is the primary basis on which domestic agriculture is structured. The Bill facilitates the expropriation of l...

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24/01/2025

𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: The January 24 – 30 edition of Engineering News & Mining Weekly looks into the mining industry’s role in shaping climate and community resilience, covering the dangers, the growing importance of a miner’s social licence and key trends.

This week’s edition has features on Mining Indaba Preview, Motors & Drives and Automotive Industry.

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited CEO Beyers Nel is featured in this week’s Business Leader.

UN warns Congo's M23 conflict could spark regional war
24/01/2025

UN warns Congo's M23 conflict could spark regional war

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that eastern Congo's M23 conflict risks spiralling into a broader regional war, his spokesperson said in a statement, condemning the rebels' capture of another strategic town, Sake. Fighting has flared more fiercely in Democratic Republic....

Comoros president says he intends to hand power to his son
24/01/2025

Comoros president says he intends to hand power to his son

Comoros President Azali Assoumani has for the first time said publicly he intends to hand power to his son Nour El Fath when he leaves office in 2029, confirming critics' accusations that he has long been grooming his son to take over. Assoumani, whose re-election a year ago was tainted by allegatio...

South African coal, metal exporters to spend billions fixing rail
24/01/2025

South African coal, metal exporters to spend billions fixing rail

South African coal and iron-ore exporters aim to sign agreements with state-owned logistics company Transnet next month that could pave the way for them to spend billions of rand to help fix crucial rail lines and boost shipments. Organisations representing firms including Glencore and a unit of Ang...

US WHO exit jeopardises Africa, says health body
24/01/2025

US WHO exit jeopardises Africa, says health body

The US plan to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) will squeeze Africa's health initiatives, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, calling on African countries to find alternative sources of financing. US President Donald Trump signed an executive orde...

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Ramaphosa signs Expropriation Bill into law
23/01/2025

Ramaphosa signs Expropriation Bill into law

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday signed into law the Expropriation Bill, which repeals the pre-democratic Expropriation Act of 1975 and sets out how State institutions may expropriate land in the public interest. In March, the National Council of Provinces passed the Bill and it was adopted by....

Nigeria's central bank says GDP to grow 4.17% in 2025, inflation to ease
23/01/2025

Nigeria's central bank says GDP to grow 4.17% in 2025, inflation to ease

Nigeria's central bank expects the economy to expand by 4.17% this year, Governor Olayemi Cardoso said on Thursday, driven by ongoing reforms and stabilising inflation. Reforms instituted by President Bola Tinubu in 2023, including scrapping a subsidy on petrol and twice devaluing the naira currency...

Families of activists take govt to court for failure to prosecute apartheid-era crimes
23/01/2025

Families of activists take govt to court for failure to prosecute apartheid-era crimes

Twenty-five families of anti-apartheid activists and survivors of apartheid-era crimes are forcing the African National Congress (ANC) and its government to admit to its “failures and obligations” in grating justice to the families. On Monday, with assistance from non-profit Foundation for Human...

Security guards foil robbery attempt at Public Works House
23/01/2025

Security guards foil robbery attempt at Public Works House

Security personnel stationed at the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure’s (DPWI’s) Public Works House, in the central business district (CBD) of Pretoria, foiled efforts on the eve of January 22 by an armed criminal element who descended on the government property, ripping out aluminiu...

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