South Africa faces Stage 3 power outages says Eskom
South Africa's Eskom will cut 3,000 megawatts of power in controlled outages, known locally as loadshedding, from 5:30 p.m.
South African rand stable after volatile week
South Africa's rand was stable on Friday after a volatile week in which it weakened over the last-minute postponement of the ...
South African rand partially recoups losses, with focus on G20 meeting
South Africa's rand firmed slightly in early trade on Thursday, recouping some of the previous session's losses as focus ...
Purse-snatching in Northern Liberties ends quickly with kick from South African karate instructor
An unidentified man snatched a woman’s handbag while she was in a dry cleaners shop in Northern Liberties and ran off late ...
South Africa invites Ukraine's Zelensky for state visit
South Africa is set to host Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on a state visit, President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed on X ...
Foreign ministers talk war in Ukraine and other conflicts on last day of G20 meeting in South Africa
Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, including the ...
G20 meeting of foreign ministers gets underway in South Africa amid tensions with US
Foreign ministers from G20 countries will meet in Johannesburg on Thursday, but U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not ...
South Africa’s finance minister wanted to raise VAT: the pros and cons of a tricky tax
The reason for the abrupt cancellation was the failure of the minister to get cabinet approval for the proposal to raise ...
Bavuma hails South African adaptability in win over Afghanistan
Captain Temba Bavuma hailed what he termed South Africa’s brave decision to bat first in their comprehensive 107-run ...
Rubio will skip a G20 meeting after calling host South Africa’s policies anti-American
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading rich and developing nations, ...
No evidence South Africa has banned all US businesses and stopped mineral exports
In mid-February 2025, posts on social media sites like Facebook (archived here) alleged that the nation of South Africa had announced a ban on all United States-based businesses there and was halting ...
Did South Africa Ban American Businesses and Halt Mineral Exports to the U.S.?
Social media users on platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and X have posted identical statements on South Africa’s alleged policy response. A Facebook account with more than 250,000 ...