The Business Weekly

Year: 2026

SOUTH AFRICA PLEDGES $5 MILLION AS RAMAPHOSA CALLS FOR UNIFIED AFRICAN RESPONSE TO DEADLY EBOLA OUTBREAK

JOHANNESBURG — In a decisive bid to halt a rapidly expanding health crisis, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced…

Africa Must Build Space Governance Capacity to Claim Share of Global Space Economy

PRETORIA – Africa’s future in the rapidly expanding global space economy will hinge on its ability to build robust legal,…

Masandawana Rule Africa: Sundowns Crowned 2026 CAF Champions

RABAT — Mamelodi Sundowns have been crowned the 2026 CAF Champions League winners following a thrilling 1-1 draw against Moroccan…

The Cost of Chaos: Mangaung’s Economic Recovery Threatened by Rising Unrest

BLOEMFONTEIN — A fragile economic recovery in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is facing a severe test as a wave of…

DA launches provincial voter registration

BLOEMFONTEIN — The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Free State has officially launched a province-wide voter registration campaign aimed at…

Talk to Action: How the SA-Botswana Partnership is Moving Beyond Dialogue to Drive Shared Prosperity

A truly resilient regional economy cannot rely solely on industrial conglomerates. The speech gave significant weight to the shifting demographics…

Regional Crises and Blocked Exports: Yemen’s Economy Braces for Another Year of Contraction

Yemen’s economic crisis is entering a perilous new phase as persistent structural bottlenecks, a dramatic drop in international humanitarian aid,…

Free State Looks East: MEC Mokoena Seeks Chinese Tech to Cure Municipal Infrastructure Ailments

In a bid to combat systemic municipal infrastructure failures and revitalize the local economy, the Free State Province is looking…

Reitz dumping site a health hazard

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Nketoana Local Municipality recently conducted an oversight visit to the Reitz dumping site after receiving…

Government prioritises cyber resilience

The world is migrating to online platforms, changing the way we do things; however, with this comes the threat of…