Djibouti Frees and Deports a South African Journalist After Four Days
Micah Reddy was released from Djibouti custody on 22 September 2026 and deported home to South Africa after four days,...
September 22, 2026Topic
South Africa
Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Shares Sink Nearly 8% After 2030 Plan Disappoints
Denmark's Novo Nordisk shares fell 7.7% in Copenhagen after the Wegovy maker promised only peer-level growth to 2030 at its...
September 21, 2026
South Africa’s Isibaya Fund Lost US$1.1 Billion
South Africa’s PIC lost about US$1.1 billion (R18.2bn) of GEPF pension money on 23 unlisted Isibaya deals. What the parliamentary...
September 21, 2026
Singapore’s Banyan Group to Buy 70% of South African Safari Group Newmark
Banyan Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Cape Town-based Newmark Hotels & Reserves, valuing the safari operator...
September 21, 2026
South Africa’s Food Producers Slump as Premier Group Outperforms
Tiger Brands, AVI and RCL Foods have slumped in 2026 while Premier Group gained, even as its Western Cape cannery...
September 21, 2026
Ramaphosa Signs South Africa Public Service Commission Bill Into Law
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Public Service Commission Bill into law on 16 September 2026, expanding oversight to local government...
September 20, 2026
Lesotho’s Polihali Dam Reaches 56.7% as Claimants Lose Court Round
Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 2 is 56.7% complete, while over 3,000 people and 889 businesses must seek dam compensation...
September 20, 2026
South Africa Medicine Stockouts Leave Chronic Patients Without Treatment
South Africa’s Eastern Cape owes suppliers about US$61 million, disrupting antibiotics, insulin and TB drugs for chronic patients across three...
September 20, 2026 Firefighters Gain Ground as Wildfire Burns in Cape Winelands Mountains
Firefighters gained ground on 19 September 2026 above Simondium in the Cape Winelands, after the Western Cape set aside US$737,680...
September 20, 2026