The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Friday called on all stakeholders to act with urgency to address the water crisis in Gauteng. Over the last five months, the commission’s... 

South Africa should not hand the G20 presidency over to the US, Columbia University Center for Sustainable Development director Jeffrey Sachs has suggested. “Don’t hand it over. If there's no one... 

Over the next 75 years, Europe will either face unprecedented migration as millions of Africans seek work and opportunity, or Africa must generate enough economic growth and jobs to support its... 

Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has called for a new generation of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Africa centred explicitly on human capital... 

The Fuels Industry Association of South Africa has responded to recent media reports regarding Jet A-1 supply constraints at the Cape Town International Airport (CTIA). The association emphasises... 

Most of us live in a world where going to work means an office with a desk and a computer. But there are millions of South Africans – ‘deskless’ workers – who live in another world. 

Industry employer organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) hosted its tenth yearly Awards for Excellence, which recognised the breadth of talent in... 

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to unveil a series of landmark initiatives aimed at stimulating job creation, unlocking private capital and strengthening economic ties between the UK and... 

South Africa's finance industry is on the right track to enable real-time payments, with initiatives such as low-cost money transfer scheme PayShap moving the country towards the unified, real-time... 

JSE-listed technology investment management companies Naspers and its Europe-listed subsidiary Prosus will provide equity-free grant funding totalling $100 000 to the five winning female founders... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the growing problem of municipal arrear debt owed to Eskom; the support Eskom has received for its Distribution Agency Agreement (DAA) mechanism to... 

Africa’s minerals are indispensable for a clean economy and these range from platinum-group metals (PGMs), which power hydrogen and fuel cells, to cobalt and manganese, which will drive battery... 

S&P Global Ratings pushed back against claims of bias in assessing the creditworthiness of African governments, saying all receive equal treatment. “We don’t treat Africa or Latin America or Asia —... 

Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi said the South African company may spin off its international chemicals business as soon as 2028, depending on how quickly profit grows. Shares of the fuel and chemicals firm... 

China signed a $1.4-billion agreement with Zambia and Tanzania on Thursday to modernise the TAZARA railway linking landlocked Zambia to the Indian Ocean. The railway, financed by China in the 1970s... 

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