https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ARLbjDnR57I/amogelang-mbatha RSS for Node Wed, 06 May 2026 21:25:35 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-26/south-african-rand-weakens-as-traders-await-cabinet-announcement https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-26/south-african-rand-weakens-as-traders-await-cabinet-announcement Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:44:38 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-02/south-african-election-anc-gets-40-of-parliament-seats-losing-its-majority https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-02/south-african-election-anc-gets-40-of-parliament-seats-losing-its-majority Sun, 02 Jun 2024 16:54:06 GMT Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) outside the Iziko Lobomi community centre polling station in Imizamo Yethu, in the Hout Bay district of Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. South Africans vote in an election that looks set to reshape a political landscape dominated for three decades by the party that Nelson Mandela led to power. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-31/anc-support-slips-again-with-76-of-s-africa-voting-districts-in https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-31/anc-support-slips-again-with-76-of-s-africa-voting-districts-in Fri, 31 May 2024 16:36:14 GMT Supporters of the African National Congress outside a polling station in Imizamo Yethu, South Africa on May 29. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-31/s-africa-election-results-with-55-6-vote-districts-in https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-31/s-africa-election-results-with-55-6-vote-districts-in Fri, 31 May 2024 03:38:33 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-29/south-africa-election-may-place-anc-majority-at-risk https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-29/south-africa-election-may-place-anc-majority-at-risk Wed, 29 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-12/firstrand-africa-s-biggest-bank-eyes-acquisitions-to-fuel-expansion https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-12/firstrand-africa-s-biggest-bank-eyes-acquisitions-to-fuel-expansion Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT Mary Vilakazi in Johannesburg on Jan. 11. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-27/us-south-africa-relations-remain-strong-ambassador-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-27/us-south-africa-relations-remain-strong-ambassador-says Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:04:39 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-14/eskom-latest-coal-plant-revival-plan-appeal-to-cut-power-use https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-14/eskom-latest-coal-plant-revival-plan-appeal-to-cut-power-use Thu, 14 Sep 2023 06:17:38 GMT Eskom has appealed to consumers to reduce electricity use. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-08/eskom-latest-germany-s-kfw-200-million-loan-moody-s-upgrade https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-08/eskom-latest-germany-s-kfw-200-million-loan-moody-s-upgrade Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:35:37 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-24/brics-set-to-invite-saudi-membership-in-bid-for-greater-clout https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-24/brics-set-to-invite-saudi-membership-in-bid-for-greater-clout Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:40:40 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-20/johannesburg-residents-urged-to-avoid-cbd-after-suspected-gas-explosion https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-20/johannesburg-residents-urged-to-avoid-cbd-after-suspected-gas-explosion Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:27:40 GMT A general view of a damaged road in Johannesburg on July 20, 2023, following an unexplained explosion which occurred during rush hour on July 19, 2023. A body of a man was found in Johannesburg in the early hours of July 20, 2023 after an unexplained explosion ripped through the city centre tearing through a main road and injuring 41 people, officials said. (Photo by Luca Sola / AFP) (Photo by LUCA SOLA/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-19/johannesburg-gas-explosion-leaves-several-people-injured https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-19/johannesburg-gas-explosion-leaves-several-people-injured Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:53:51 GMT Emergency services gather at the scene of a gas explosion downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday July 19, 2023. Search and rescue officials also ordered residents in nearby buildings to evacuate the area and the area where the explosion happened was cordoned off. (AP Photo/ Shiraaz Mohamed) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-12/eskom-latest-stage-6-loadshedding-returns-open-cycle-gas-turbines https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-12/eskom-latest-stage-6-loadshedding-returns-open-cycle-gas-turbines Wed, 12 Jul 2023 06:12:30 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-26/eskom-latest-generation-improves-off-peak-blackouts-suspended https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-26/eskom-latest-generation-improves-off-peak-blackouts-suspended Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:30:32 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-24/south-african-opposition-coalition-takes-shape-with-election-in-sight https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-24/south-african-opposition-coalition-takes-shape-with-election-in-sight Wed, 24 May 2023 05:00:00 GMT John Steenhuisen, leader of the Democratic Alliance https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-19/imf-backed-program-aims-to-cut-ghana-cocoa-regulator-s-losses https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-19/imf-backed-program-aims-to-cut-ghana-cocoa-regulator-s-losses Fri, 19 May 2023 16:15:51 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-01/eskom-latest-outages-intensify-five-ceo-candidates-shortlisted https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-01/eskom-latest-outages-intensify-five-ceo-candidates-shortlisted Mon, 01 May 2023 16:05:39 GMT Kurshaid Shaik prepares a meal for herself and her family using portable lamps to brighten their kithchen during rolling blackouts while at the time of Sehri (also called Suhoor), the meal consumed early in the morning by Muslims during the month of Ramadan before sunrise, in Robertsham, Johannesburg, on 12 April 2023. - Scheduled blackouts, known as loadshedding, have burdened Africa's most industrialised economy for years, with its state-owned energy firm Eskom failing to keep pace with demand and maintain its ageing coal power infrastructure. 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Today's conference starts as data this week showed that the South African economy has probably entered a technical recession. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-24/eskom-latest-lawmakers-reject-establishing-graft-inquiry https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-24/eskom-latest-lawmakers-reject-establishing-graft-inquiry Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:54:11 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-10/billionaire-wiese-seeks-372-million-valuation-for-premier-s-ipo https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-10/billionaire-wiese-seeks-372-million-valuation-for-premier-s-ipo Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:47:28 GMT Christo Wiese Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg