Football
Ghana and South Africa Enter Final Push for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Places
Ghana and South Africa will represent Africa in the preliminary phase of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Play-Off Tournament, where six…
Category: South Africa
Climate
South Africa’s First Offshore Wind Project Delayed as Sector Confronts Development Hurdles
The environmental assessment for South Africa’s first proposed offshore wind farm has stalled, highlighting the development hurdles between renewable-energy potential and bankable…
Art & Culture
WOMAD Cape Town Celebrates Miriam Makeba’s Enduring Global Cultural Legacy
WOMAD South Africa is marking Miriam Makeba’s enduring influence with a Cape Town tribute bringing together music, poetry, storytelling and community.
Climate
Africa’s Green Hydrogen Push Faces Its Hardest Test Yet: Moving From Projects on Paper to Gigawatts
The 2026 Africa Green Hydrogen Summit opens in Cape Town with governments and investors focused on the financing, infrastructure and demand needed…
Africa
South Africa Pushes BRICS Investment Towards African Industry and Value Addition
South Africa is pressing BRICS partners to direct investment into African manufacturing, beneficiation, infrastructure and local value creation rather than reproducing commodity-led…
Africa
Transnet Is Profitable Again. South Africa’s Real Logistics Test Starts Now
South Africa’s state-owned logistics group Transnet has returned to annual profit for the first time in four years, but its latest results…
Africa
Data Literacy Is No Longer Just an IT Skill
Nancy Madiba argues that data literacy is becoming a core graduate attribute as AI and data become embedded across the workplace.
Africa
MTN Backs New Pan-African Data-Centre Platform as AI Infrastructure Race Accelerates
MTN has backed a new pan-African data-centre investment platform focused initially on South Africa and Nigeria, adding a dedicated financing and development…
Climate
South Africa’s Biodiversity Stewardship Model Protects 2.8 Million Hectares at Lower Cost, World Bank Finds
A new World Bank assessment finds that South Africa’s biodiversity stewardship model has secured nearly 2.8 million hectares and delivered conservation outcomes…
Business
Eskom Doubles Profit to R30.3 Billion, but Falling Power Sales Point to a Changing Electricity Market
Eskom has reported a second consecutive annual profit as improved plant performance, lower diesel use and tighter cost control strengthen South Africa’s…