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SAA

STEPS TO TAKE-OFF

South Africa: SAA’s original sin is state capture, not Covid says Gordhan

Can South African Airways (SAA) see blue skies after a long and difficult turnaround operation? There are still substantial issues to overcome: ... SAA's debt, the opacity of its accounts, a stand-off with the pilots. But public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan says the problems stem from corruption hangover from the Zuma era: state capture.

sasol

Smoke and Mirrors

Global investors criticise Sasol over greenhouse gas reduction targets

A global alliance of institutional investors has criticised South African energy and chemicals company Sasol for its strategy on reducing greenhouse ... gas emissions, and called on South African investors to press the company for action.

Another victim of Covid-19

Promised ‘synergies’ between Sanlam and Saham delayed

The pan-African insurance leader has managed to maintain its revenues despite the ongoing health crisis, but its margin is collapsing and the ... integration of Moroccan Saham's African assets is dragging on.

Members of the Umkhonto We Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA), chant slogans in support of former South African president Jacob Zuma, as they attend a public inquiry into state graft, in Johannesburg

rank rebellion

South Africa: Who is behind the pro-Zuma ANC military ‘veterans’?

Concerns have been mounting over attempts by an increasingly militant faction in South Africa’s governing African National Congress to mobilise ... support for former president Jacob Zuma in his efforts to defy the law. How far might they go?

South Africa top stories

A street traders' fruit is displayed on a street in Pietermaritzburg

BITTER-SWEET

Will South Africa’s bountiful citrus crop be hurt by disease and container shortages?

Students protest in Johannesburg

The information game

South Africa: Leaks and deepfakes shaping the race for ANC presidency

Instant Cash

South Africa’s BankservAfrica plans payments platform for SADC countries

A street traders' fruit is displayed on a street in Pietermaritzburg

BITTER-SWEET

Will South Africa’s bountiful citrus crop be hurt by disease and container shortages?

Students protest in Johannesburg

The information game

South Africa: Leaks and deepfakes shaping the race for ANC presidency

Instant Cash

South Africa’s BankservAfrica plans payments platform for SADC countries

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Fall and fall...

South Africa: Years after #FeesMustFall, students are back in the streets

Higher education in South Africa risks becoming elitist, hurting meritocracy and locking out learners from poor and working-class families, argue ... students at Wits University in Johannesburg. Since February, they have been blockading roads, uprooting sidewalk bricks, lighting up tires, besieging university officials and issuing ultimatums to the country's universities minister.

Who protects the protector?

South Africa: MPs vote to investigate Zuma era public protector Mkhwebane

A hard-fought parliamentary vote on South Africa's public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane – the ombudsman who deals with complaints by regular ... people against institutions large and small – could cause further schisms in the governing African National Congress (ANC).

CLEAR SIGNAL

South Africa: Icasa pledges sustained legal fight over telecoms spectrum

South Africa’s telecoms regulator has vowed “to exhaust all possible legal avenues” after being dealt a blow in court this week, when an ... order halted the impending auction of high-demand spectrum.

Rays of Recovery

South Africa: Old Mutual sees stronger rand lifting green energy

Investment managers at Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI) plan to make further investments in South African renewable energy as the outlook ... for a stronger rand improves the sector's prospects, joint CEO Paul Boynton tells The Africa Report.

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South Africa: Justice under pressure as Zuma slings mud at judges

South Africa's judiciary has long been held in high regard – a bulwark against the corruption of the Jacob Zuma era and the defender of South ... Africa's top-tier constitution. Could that be changing now?

Election strategy

South Africa: Billionaire Patrice Motsepe sets out his strategy ahead of the CAF election

“What am I going to do in football?”, Patrice Motsepe wondered aloud. ...

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