South Africa

Economy is coal-locked and mining-wary. South Africa commits to coal until 2043 as gas projects stall, while the mining lobby remains cautious of regulatory shocks. Eskom defends cut-price smelter tariffs to shield against coal contract exposure, and a crane glitch at Koeberg dropped a 150-ton rotor but did not delay maintenance.

• 2Koeberg crane glitch drops 150t rotor – but Eskom says it won't delay maintenance
• 2Las Vegas Raiders to Sell 25% Stake to Group Led by Egon Durban
• 1Roads, shops, factories and homes threatened as illegal mining hollows out Johannesburg
• 1South Africa sticks with coal until 2043 as gas projects stall
• 1South Africa’s mining lobby remains wary of regulatory shocks

President Ramaphosa's political survival is in question. The top court revived impeachment proceedings over a cash scandal, and Ramaphosa refuses to resign. The ANC moves to discipline Johannesburg MMC Zungu amid graft probes, and Emfuleni mayor Sipho Radebe steps down as ANC intervenes.

• 11South Africa's top court revives impeachment process against President Ramaphosa
• 2UPDATE | Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni, co-accused drop interdict application to stop arrest
• 2ANC moves to discipline Joburg MMC Zungu as new assault claims pile onto Hawks graft probe
• 2Emfuleni mayor Sipho Radebe steps down as ANC intervenes
• 2EFF votes with ANC to pass Joburg’s R97.1bn ‘pro-poor’ budget

Crime and policing scandals dominate security. A SAPS forensics captain was arrested in Pretoria following the Madlanga Commission probe, and an accused trafficker remains in custody in Cape Town. Two tourists were killed in a national park, and a disgraced midwife received a 23-year sentence.

• 2Accused trafficker remains behind bars after Cape Town court appearance
• 1'Gifts' from a lover and 'botched' cocaine raids: Police inquiry grips South Africa
• 1South Africa steps up crackdown on illegal migration amid protests - newsaf.cgtn.com
• 1‘Don’t forget Glock’: Pretoria Boys pupil who threatened to shoot teacher will stay in class
• 1Two tourists killed in South Africa’s national park

Xenophobic violence triggers mass repatriation. At least 130 Nigerians and 300 Ghanaians seek evacuation after anti-immigrant protests, with African countries warning citizens. Over 500 foreign nationals marched in Durban demanding safety, while severe weather battered Cape Town.

• 4Ghanaians repatriated from South Africa after anti-immigrant protests
• 4African countries warn citizens of xenophobic attacks in South Africa
• 3Roofs ripped off, roads flooded as severe weather batters Cape Town
• 2Xenophobia: Many Nigerians prefer to die in South Africa than return home — Obi
• 2Over 500 foreign nationals march in Durban, demanding safety