Tag: South Africa

South Africa arrests 95 Libyans in secret military training camp

July 26, 2024

South African authorities apprehended 95 Libyan nationals during a raid on a suspected secret military training camp, AP and local media reported. The camp was ... Read More

Africa’s rare earths to boost global supply, adding 9% to market, by 2029 — report

July 12, 2024

Currently a minor player in the rare earth market, African mines have the potential to supply almost 10% of the world's rare earth elements by ... Read More

Six most dangerous cities in Africa, all south African

July 10, 2024

Six South African cities topped the list of African cities with the highest criminality rates by mid 2024, Numeo platform said in a recent ranking. ... Read More

Violent storm destroys 1000 homes in Cape Town

July 9, 2024

South Africa’s largest city, Cape Town, was hit by a violent storm on Monday that destroyed nearly 1000 homes, local media reported. Gale-force winds displaced ... Read More

Total Energies to quit South Africa offshore gas fields

July 4, 2024

French Total Energies said it plans to quit South Africa’s offshore gas fields to focus on more promising discoveries in Namibia, Bloomberg and Reuters reported. ... Read More

South Africa’s battered ANC seeks coalition to stay in power

June 12, 2024

South Africa’s ANC, which ruled the country for three decades, seeks to join a coalition government after it obtained only 40% of the votes in ... Read More

Carbon tax to slash South Africa’s exports

May 22, 2024

Carbon taxes, which the EU braces to impose, could slash by up to 10% South African exports, the central bank warned. The warning comes as ... Read More

Nigeria, SA call on African countries to develop tourism by boosting collaboration, air connectivity

May 16, 2024

Nigeria's and South Africa's senior government officials have urged African countries to boost collaboration, rather than compete with one another, and work together to improve ... Read More

Shell to divest its South Africa’s downstream business

May 7, 2024

Shell said it will ditch its downstream business in South Africa by divesting its shares in a local company, ending 120 years of operations there. ... Read More

BRICS foil South Africa’s pro-Polisario maneuvers

May 4, 2024

BRICS members meeting in Moscow rejected a South African proposal to include the Polisario separatists’ thesis in the agenda of a meeting on the MENA ... Read More