In South Africa, the interest rates decisions are taken by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The official interest rate is the repo rate. This is the rate at ...

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said, taking the number of South ...

DAR ES SALAAM, January 28, 2025 — Thirty African Heads of State and governments today committed to concrete reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to ...

For example, when it comes to health, South Africa’s Minister of Health Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi spoke of the “existing gross inequalities in the health status of people between developed and ...

South Africa will face Mohamed Salah-captained Egypt while Ademola Lookman-inspired Nigeria must tackle Tunisia after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations group stage draw was made in Rabat on Monday. Hosts ...

Around 58% less solar power capacity was installed in South Africa during 2024 than in the year before. However, a major industry body expects the technology will make a big comeback over the next ...

Jan. 27, 2025 The leaders of more than half of Africa’s nations gathered this week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s sprawling seaside metropolis, to commit to the biggest burst of spending on ...

If you consume portrait and fashion photographs, there's a good chance you've seen the work of Sarah Oliphant. She's the artist behind the prolific Oliphant Studio photo backdrops, which have been ...

In 2005, a 35-mile long fissure took place in Ethiopia's desert, known as the East African Rift. It marked the start of a long process in which the African plate is splitting into two tectonic plates ...

Within three days of Hyundai unveiling the Ioniq 5 in February 2021, the company had received 236,000 expressions of interest, and in just 24 hours the first 3,000 cars had been oversubscribed ...

Meanwhile, the South African National Defence Union is demanding immediate communication from the South African National Defence Force regarding ongoing military operations in the Democratic ...