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Energy

SA gets R9bn from global fund to shift from coal to renewables

U.S. Embassy
Attention: AmCham Members

The U.S. Embassy in South Africa has confirmed it has received information that terrorists may be planning to conduct an attack targeting large gatherings of people at an unspecified location in the greater Sandton area of Johannesburg on 29 October 2022.

Regulations

SARS takes a further step towards improving the integrity of trade and traveler facilitation as part of implementing Smart Borders

Regulations

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has gazetted the Film and Publications Regulations, 2022, enacting South Africa’s internet content laws that came into effect in March this year.

Foreign Policy

The US Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy has resolved that President Joe Biden's nominee, Reuben E Brigety II, is the new ambassador to South Africa.

Electricity

On Monday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced new emergency measures to deal with South Africa’s electricity crisis.

Electricity

After President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an intention to import electricity from neighbouring countries to supplement South Africa's constrained power supply, Botswana wants South Africa to even buy more from it.

Economics

Oil headed for the longest run of monthly gains in more than a decade as European Union (EU) leaders agreed to pursue a partial ban on imports of crude from Russia to increase pressure on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

Economics

2023 will mark two decades since the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Act was passed, but it’s clear more work still needs to be done, says president Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economics
South Africa’s unemployment rate improves modestly to 34.5% in the first quarter

The official South African unemployment rate has decreased by 0.8 of a percentage point to 34.5% in the first quarter of this year, compared with the unemployment rate of 35.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021.