AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCritical Minerals Diplomacy: The US and South Africa held their highest-level 2026 talks in Johannesburg on potential critical-minerals agreements, with discussions described as “very early stage” but aimed at securing supplies for defence, electronics and energy as China’s rare-earth restrictions bite. Ports and Costs: Diesel-driven Transnet Port Terminals fuel neutrality charges jump from R52 to R78 per container on 1 June, with fears it could top R100 if diesel thresholds rise again. TRC Spotlight: Frank Chikane is set to testify at the TRC cases inquiry as the probe focuses on interference and delayed apartheid-era prosecutions. NHI Court Fallout: Health officials and Parliament push back on claims the Constitutional Court’s “Certificate of Need” ruling affects NHI, insisting the decision targets older provisions and not the NHI Act. Justice System Strain: A legal expert says the NPA could have handled the prosecutor no-show better in the Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni case, after the matter was struck off and prosecutors consider reinstating it. Public Safety: Two women were arrested over the murder of an elderly woman in the Eastern Cape, allegedly accused of witchcraft.
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