In Democratic Republic of Congo this week, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized Goma, the country's largest eastern city. A force composed of South African troops and Southern African allies that had been tasked with stopping the insurgents has taken heavy losses and is now surrounded and without a clear exit strategy.

South Africa's energy regulator on Thursday granted state power utility Eskom an average tariff increase of 12.7% for 2025/26, a third of what the debt-laden company had requested.

South Africa's central bank cut its main lending rate by another 25 basis points to 7.50% as expected on Thursday, saying that while inflation appeared well-contained the medium-term outlook was more uncertain than usual.

South Africa's central bank trimmed its main lending rate as expected on Thursday, its third cut in a row, but it placed emphasis on the uncertain global backdrop and said it had modelled the potential impact of a trade war.

South Africa's producer inflation was at 0.7% year on year in December versus -0.1% in November, statistics agency data showed on Thursday.

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The tourist killed by elephant at Kruger National Park in South Africa was "charged and trampled", park officials say.

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A tourist was killed by an elephant on Saturday in South Africa's famous Kruger Park, the South African national parks agency SAN Parks announced overnight. "A tragic accident occurred when a tourist was charged and trampled by an elephant near Crocodile River at Malelane Gate. This, regrettably, resulted in loss of life," it said in a statement.