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.
Category: South Africa
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…
Africa
South Africa Secures $405 Million NDB Financing for Limpopo Hospital and Bulk Water Projects
South Africa has secured $405 million in New Development Bank financing for a new tertiary hospital in Limpopo and a major bulk-water…
Africa
Salif Keïta Cancels South Africa Performances Over Xenophobic Violence
Malian music legend Salif Keïta has cancelled scheduled commercial performances in South Africa, including his planned MACUFE appearance, saying reports of xenophobic…