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South Africa faces highest level power cuts as generation units fail
South Africa's Eskom implemented its highest stage of controlled power cuts, Stage 6, early on Sunday, the power utility said ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
South African budget delay over VAT hike shows cracks in coalition
South Africa's national budget was postponed on Wednesday because the two biggest parties in the ruling coalition disagreed ...
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 ...
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LIVE: South Africa, Spain clash in Classic Qualifiers
Sixteen of the 20 teams have secured their places in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. That leaves four spots up for grabs, ...
South African rand firms against dollar after US data, tariff plans
South Africa's rand strengthened against a weaker dollar on Thursday, as investors digested U.S. data and President Donald ...