Electricity generation in South Africa experienced a 4.0% decline in February 2026 when production reached 16 765 gigawatt-hours instead of the 17 506 GWh output recorded in December 2025. Distribution experienced the same reduction process which resulted in a 3.5…
South Africa’s National Treasury, alongside SARS and UNU-WIDER, has launched Phase III of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme, a three-year initiative backed by the European Union and the United Kingdom to embed rigorous, co-produced evidence…
South Africa and Germany have signed a landmark $7.8 billion livestock safeguard agreement to combat foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a crisis that has disrupted trade flows and endangered farmer livelihoods across Africa and Europe. The deal, sealed in Cape Town by…
South Africa’s municipalities are facing a mounting financial crisis that reverberates beyond local borders. According to the National Treasury’s Section 71 report, by December 2025 municipalities had collected only 69% of billed revenue against a target of 78.6%, realizing just…
Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine debt fund manager, has injected R635 million into Commercial Energy South Africa (CESA), a subsidiary of SolarAfrica Energy, alongside co-investor Greenpoint Capital. The transaction enables SolarAfrica to take full ownership of CESA, consolidating its portfolio…
Accelerating legislative reform, rising cross-border investment, and a sharp increase in complex commercial disputes are transforming Africa’s dispute resolution landscape, compelling governments to modernize arbitration laws, strengthen enforceability of awards, and align national frameworks with international best practice. Over recent…
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) announced it will lead a high-level delegation to Venezuela from February 22 to 26, aiming to strengthen bilateral oil and gas cooperation between Africa and the Bolivarian Republic. This mission carries weight beyond symbolic diplomacy:…
By Junior Kibe Strategic offtake agreements are becoming indispensable to the global energy transition, with industry leaders at Mining Indaba 2026 warning that securing platinum-group metals (PGMs) and rare components such as iridium will determine the resilience of future supply…
South Africa’s Operation Vulindlela delivered measurable progress in the third quarter of 2025/26, advancing electricity, freight logistics, water, visa, and digital reforms that underpin growth and investor confidence, with 47% of reform activities on track and only 3% completed but…
BlackRock has quietly crossed a significant threshold in Sibanye-Stillwater, now holding 5.001% of the company’s issued ordinary shares. The disclosure, made in line with South Africa’s Companies Act and JSE Listings Requirements, reflects the formal process by which institutional investors…
By Pande Serge South Africa has been officially removed from the European Union’s list of “High-Risk Third Country Jurisdictions,” effective 29 January 2026, following its October 2025 exit from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist and the UK’s high-risk…
South Africa posted a preliminary trade surplus of $2.0 billion in November 2025, with exports valued at $10.0 billion and imports at $8.0 billion. The surplus was driven less by export strength than by a sharp 14.9% contraction in imports,…
