This morning Minister Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa briefed the media regarding significant updates on key developments in South Africa’s Nuclear Energy Program. The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has announced that Eskom plans to add 5.2 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity to the national system through future nuclear builds. This is part of a…
Inside the ANC NEC meeting held in Germiston, Johannesburg, 14 November 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) has attributed the decision by the Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings to upgrade South Africa’s sovereign credit rating to accelerated economic reforms and the improvement in the performance of some State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). This came out during…
A general view of the city of Johannesburg is seen as the sun rises, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Black Management Forum (BMF) has sounded the alarm on South Africa’s deepening inequalities, as leaders from business, government, labour, and civil society gather in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape for the organisation’s 2025 Policy Conference. The…
Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Youtube logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. Google’s YouTube and Walt Disney said on Friday they had reached an agreement to restore Disney-owned networks to YouTube TV, after a fee dispute left millions of subscribers without access to U.S. Election Day…
FlySafair plane in flight A wage agreement has been reached between airline FlySafair and the SA Cabin Crew Association (SACCA). This brings to an end the almost two-week industrial action that saw the employer locking workers out. FlySafair says the signed agreement is a 4-year wage increase of between 6 and 6,9% and a guaranteed…
[File Image]: Global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings downgraded South Africa’s currency to junk status on Friday. Chief Economist at Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt, says more work still needs to be done to improve South Africa’s economic conditions. This comes after the global rating agency, Standard and Poor’s (S&P), raised South Africa’s credit…
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau speaking during an event. Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has received the Competition Commission’s Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry report for tabling in Parliament. Speaking at the release of the report in Sandton, Johannesburg, the minister notes that the shift to online news consumption facilitated…
The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024 A report by the Competition Commission has revealed that major global platforms including Google, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok, X and AI companies, dominate key gateways that South Africans use to access news and information. The final Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry Report notes…
Eskom Power utility Eskom is meeting with labour unions at the National Bargaining Forum for a round of wage negotiations. Labour unions have tabled a 15 percent salary demand for their members at Eskom in early wage negotiations at the entity. The 7 percent multi-year agreement currently in place comes to an end in June…
South African rands. The rand firmed below the R17 mark for the first time in over two years. The local unit last traded at that level against the greenback in January 2023. The gains are attributed to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement of a three percent new inflation target, a first adjustment in 25 years….
