Priya Walia

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Russian Official Rules Out Launching Hypersonic Missile During Military Drills In South Africa

Contrary to prior claims that the exercise was scheduled during Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, the South African Chief of Joint Operations, Lt. Gen. Siphiwe Lucky Sangweni, claimed that planning for the naval drills began two years ago.

Feb 24, 2023

US Senators Vow To Extend South Africa HIV/AIDS Agreement

The senator nonetheless pledged to get the funds renewed. "I think it would be stupid for us in the U.S. to terminate this program," he said.

Feb 24, 2023

Government Increases Minimum Wages Of Domestic And Farm Workers

South Africa officially implemented a national minimum wage in January 2019 under President Cyril Ramaphosa to safeguard workers from "unreasonably low salaries."

Feb 23, 2023

Andre de Ruyter, Group Chief Executive of state-owned power utility Eskom speaks during a media briefing in Johannesburg

CEO De Ruyter Leaves Eskom With Immediate Effect

De Ruyter stipulated that he would hold onto his position until the end of March when he resigned in December.

Feb 23, 2023

Floods In South Africa Claim More Lives, Leave Many Others Missing

The government declared a National State of Emergency earlier this month after flooding caused extensive damage and at least 12 fatalities.

Feb 21, 2023

South Africa's Eskom to reduce power cuts but long-term outlook bleak

ESKOM Says Load Shedding Not To Exceed Stage 6

Eskom anticipates record Stage 6 outages, which involve 10 hours a day without electricity, to last until late on Wednesday before they are lessened in intensity.

Feb 21, 2023

Newly re-elected president of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the 55th National Conference of the ANC in Johannesburg

ANC Welcomes Israeli Diplomat's Ejection From African Union Summit

The African National Congress (ANC), which likens Israel to an "apartheid state," openly supported Bar-li's expulsion in a statement released on Sunday.

Feb 20, 2023

More than 600 people died in Nigeria's devastating floods

Floods In South Africa Claim 12 Lives, Severely Affect Kruger National Park

The bad weather struck the east, north, and south of South Africa, killing people in four of the country's nine provinces.

Feb 17, 2023

Inflation has dampened customers' appetite for spending

Inflation In South Africa Drops To 6.9%, But Food Prices Remain High

The primary driver of the decline in the headline rate, as per Stats South Africa, was a significant drop in fuel prices.

Feb 16, 2023

The Russian consulate in Cape Town tweeted a photo of the ship "Admiral Gorshkov" in the city's harbour

Ukrainians In South Africa Protest Arrival Of Russian Battleship For Military Exercise

The members of the group claimed that by allying militarily with Russia South Africa was endangering its reputation as a nation that strongly opposed the use of nuclear weapons.

Feb 16, 2023

Homes are submerged in water after a massive flood in N'djamena

Government Declares National State Of Disaster To Tackle Widespread Floods

This comes after the catastrophic flooding that negatively impacted the country's seven regions.

Feb 14, 2023

Ramaphosa, a union leader who became a tycoon in post-apartheid South Africa, succeeded scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma as president in 2018

President Ramaphosa To Appoint A Minister Of Electricity To Address Energy Crisis

National Energy Crisis Committee, among other aspects of the electrical crisis, will be under the incoming minister's supervision.

Feb 10, 2023

A pump is seen at a gas station in Manhattan, New York City

Vivo Energy Buys 74 Percent Shares In South African Oil Company Engen

The move will result in the creation of one of the biggest distributors of fuel and lubricants on the continent.

Feb 10, 2023

South Africa Open To Contribute Significantly In The Hydrogen Economy, Says Minister Ebrahim Patel

An MoU has been signed by the chemical business Omnia Group and WKN Windcurrent, a division of the German renewables company PNE, to gain access to the on-site generation of green hydrogen and ammonia in South Africa.

Feb 09, 2023

South Africa's central bank governor to delivers keynote address

South Africa's Forex Reserves Hit A New High Of $54.844 Billion

Additionally, gross reserves rose from $60.570 billion in December to $61.864 billion in January.

Feb 08, 2023

Ramaphosa gestures after being re-elected ANC leader

Business Groups Urge President Ramaphosa To Select Better Ministers

The African National Congress (ANC), the country's ruling party, recently chose a new national executive committee, which has fueled talk of a cabinet overhaul.

Feb 07, 2023

Ramaphosa continues to attract support from across South Africa's racial and class divisions

Deputy President David Mabuza Confirms Tendering Resignation To Ramaphosa

Mabuza announced it only made sense for him to step down from his position as the nation's second-in-command to make 'space' for Paul Mashatile.

Feb 06, 2023

South Africa Hosts First Meeting Of BRICS Sherpas In Bela Bela

South Africa is chairing the BRICS under the theme: "BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development, and Inclusive Multilateralism.

Feb 02, 2023

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa faces the worst scandal of his career -- one that could yet bring him down

Ramaphosa Says Cabinet To Mull National State Of Disaster For Energy Crisis

A national state of disaster will quickly address South Africa's power problem in a far shorter period than the 18 to 24 months government had initially announced.

Jan 31, 2023

Russian Antarctic Vessel Docks In Cape Town

Environmentalists Protest As A Russian Research Ship Moors In Cape Town

The activists waved "hands off Antarctica" placards as the polar research vessel Akademik Alexander Karpinsky arrived in Cape Town.

Jan 30, 2023

South Africa Reserve Bank Hikes Interest Rate By 25 Basis Points

According to the Reserve Bank, the recurring power outages in South Africa are anticipated to reduce economic growth.

Jan 27, 2023

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, in Zurich

US Wants To Strengthen Commercial Ties With South Africa, Says Yellen

According to Yellen, the promotion of "friend-shoring," in which allies collaborate on manufacturing and obtaining raw materials, will be aided by closer ties with countries that share US economic ideals.

Jan 26, 2023

The South African government has for more than a decade poured billions of rands into Eskom, which provides almost all of South Africa's electricity

SANDF Deployment To Eskom Power Plants To Cost Over R200 Million

According to President Cyril Ramaphosa, the total expenditure for the SANDF deployment is R206,31,240 million.

Jan 26, 2023

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in an interview with Reuters in New Delhi

Yellen To Discuss Bilateral Ties, Global Issues With President Ramaphosa

Yellen arrives a day after, Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, was welcomed by Naledi Pandor in Pretoria for bilateral talks.

Jan 24, 2023

South Africa-Russia bilateral meeting in Pretoria

South Africa Defends Naval Exercise With Russia Amid Widespread Criticism

"There was no hype about any of these countries, especially about the United States of America, wherein we held an even longer exercise, known as Exercise Shared ACCORD in KwaZulu-Natal last year regarding our military health capabilities," said Modise.

Jan 24, 2023