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South Africa’s platinum metals, China’s green revolution merging strongly in Shanghai
Engineering News
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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs) and China’s green revolution have come together strongly in Shanghai at a hugely opportune time of changing global trading relationships and energy transition. “When...
Sesame Workshop SA Celebrates 25 Years With a Call To South Africans To Put Children First!
South Africa - The Good News
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July 9, 2025
For the past 25 years, Takalani Sesame has been a trusted companion to millions of South African children, sparking joy and encouraging curiosity and lifelong learning. Since 2000, Sesame Workshop South Africa – the non-profit organisation behind...
Tax season in South Africa: the system is designed to tackle...
Modern Ghana
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South Africa's personal income tax system is in the spotlight as the country's tax filing season gets under way. Personal income tax is an important way of redistributing income from higher-earning to less-well-off individuals. But how effectively...
Study reveals water hazard in S-African schools
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) A South African environmental group has discovered that 43% of schools involved in a recent water testing project found their water samples contaminated with harmful bacteria, according to findings released on Wednesday. Statistics South...
Survey: One in 10 South Africans fall victim to cyber fraud
ITWeb
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July 9, 2025
Gift card or money transfer scams are among the techniques most often used by online criminals. More than a tenth of South African respondents to a TransUnion survey said they had fallen to victim to cyber fraud, with more than half coming under...
WAFCON: Ghana eyes redemption against Mali after South Africa setback
Premium Times
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July 9, 2025
Ghana’s Black Queens will head into their second Group C fixture at WAFCON 2024 with mounting pressure, following a 2-0 defeat to reigning champions South Africa in their tournament opener. Despite a spirited performance and several missed...
Stitch acquires Efficacy Payments to become a direct card processor in South Africa
TechCabal
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July 9, 2025
Stitch, the South Africa-based payments infrastructure company, has acquired Efficacy Payments, a digital payments startup with direct access to the national clearing system. The acquisition gives Stitch control over every layer of the card...
The drinking conversation South Africa needs to have
BusinessLIVE
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No safe amount The World Health Organisation (WHO) has concluded that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption, because it is a toxin that can cause cancer and damage organs such as the liver, pancreas and heart, even at low levels. Many...
South Africans signal cautious confidence as financial habits evolve
Insurance Biz South Africa
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09-07-25 / Sisanda Ndlovu South Africans signal cautious confidence as financial habits evolve Johannesburg, South Africa - South African consumers are responding to ongoing financial pressures with increasing intent and vigilance. While...
South Africa’s low growth leaves citizens poorer than global average, Investec says
Engineering News
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South Africa’s anaemic economic growth since 2010 has left its population significantly poorer than the global average, according to Investec Wealth & Investment International. “You can see a decoupling of South Africa’s gross domestic product per...
FUCHS LUBRICANTS powers South Africa’s agricultural machines
Cape Business News
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July 9, 2025
IN the business of agriculture, uptime is everything. From the tractor starting at dawn to the combine harvester wrapping up at dusk, the machinery demand is relentless. At the heart of these machines are a variety of lubricants that ensure...
This is how South Africans want to travel in 2025
Herald (South Africa)
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July 9, 2025
‘Bravecations’ and ‘heritage holidays’ Among the notable emerging travel trends the research highlights are “bravecations”, where travellers are more adventurous on holiday, trying activities they wouldn’t normally try at home. A total of 85% of...
RE100, NBI launch recommendations to bolster renewable energy in South Africa
Engineering News
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Global corporate renewable energy initiative RE100 and South African sustainable growth and development coalition the National Business Initiative (NBI) on July 8 launched their joint 'South African Policy Recommendations for Renewable Energy'...
Research warns of rising HIV cases in Africa amid global funding cuts
Pharmaceutical Technology
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July 9, 2025
Global funding cuts, including those made by the Trump administration, are set to increase cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Africa, research suggests. At the 2025 International AIDS Society (IAS) meeting, taking place from 13 to 17...
Cedric Masondo | Tackling South Africa's growing insurance protection gap
Insurance Biz South Africa
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09-07-25 / Cedric Masondo Cedric Masondo | Tackling South Africa's growing insurance protection gap In the town of Mthatha, a week of unprecedented rainfall has left a trail of devastation: More than 100 lives lost, thousands displaced, and roads...
Foreign Policy: How the DA's Lobbying Agenda Undermines South Africa's Sovereignty
IOL
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Clyde N.S. Ramalaine|Published 1 minute ago 7min Clyde N.S. Ramalaine Structural inequalities, racialised identities, and a legacy of economic exclusion have always shaped South Africa’s domestic politics. Yet a more insidious trend has emerged in...
Four in 10 South Africans risk missing debt payments amid rising financial pressure
IOL
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South Africans are adapting how they manage their finances in response to continued pressure from inflation, high interest rates and job market instability, with many shifting from short-term survival to more forward-looking financial planning....
ACTOM Power Transformers celebrates 60+ years of engineering
SA Instrumentation & Control
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ACTOM Power Transformers celebrates 60+ years of engineering July 2025 Electrical Power & Protection ACTOM Power Transformers is marking a major milestone with a celebratory Open Day at its Wadeville factory. The event not only honours the...
What Trump’s Africa Summit Is Trying to Achieve
Foreign Policy
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July 9, 2025
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a surprise African leaders’ summit in Washington, anti-government protests turn deadly in Kenya, and Nigerian ride-hailing start-up Moove eyes...
Make a difference this Mandela Day: Register as a stem cell donor and host donor drives
IOL
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As South Africans prepare to mark Mandela Day on July 18, DKMS Africa is calling on citizens to use their 67 minutes to help fight one of the country’s most pressing but overlooked health inequalities, which is access to stem cell transplants for...