South Africa

© The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange launched in 2020 as part of a planned special economic zone around the world famous waterfalls. REUTERS/Staff

Liquid Assets

Premium badgeSouth Africa, Zimbabwe secondary exchanges open deeper African markets The rapid growth of secondary stock exchanges in South Africa and Zimbabwe is creating a new path for further liquidity in intra-Africa trading.
© A scene from the film Mambar Pierette, now showing at the Toronto Film Festival.

fantastic films

Top 7 African movies at the Toronto International Film Festival From 7 to 18 September, the international film community will be focused on Canada’s 48th TIFF featuring diverse features from the continent.
President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose during the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 August, 2023. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool)

Group cheer

Premium badgeBRICS: Southern Africa’s unprecedented eco-political ‘Kodak moment’ For the region, the BRICS summit in Johannesburg could prove as tectonic as Zimbabwe’s hosting of the 8th Non-Aligned Conference in 1986 and South Afr...
People wearing face masks walk past the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in Sandton, South Africa, November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

joint venture

Premium badgeSanlam, Allianz partner up to create pan-African insurance giant SanlamAllianz will operate in 27 African nations, with a combined asset portfolio of nearly $2.15bn.

South Africa top stories

FILE PHOTO: A shopper walks to a Woolworths store in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

three-horse race

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Woolworths aims to leapfrog Shoprite, Pick n Pay to regain retail dominance Woolworths is aiming to beat off competition from Shoprite and Pick n Pay, which have both tightened their control on the retail sector.
© Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks to the media at State House in Harare, 27 August 2023. (Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo)

his way

Premium badgeA look into Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa’s second term Emmerson Mnangagwa’s family cabinet selection and widespread criticism of Zimbabwe’s sham election indicate the country’s continued diplomatic isolati...
The coffin of Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a veteran politician and Zulu prince, arrives at his state funeral in Ulundi, South Africa, 16 September, 2023. (Reuters/Rogan Ward)

family feud

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Zulu prince’s death deepens monarchical feud Zulu prince Buthelezi’s bitter fight with the new King, it seems, still echoes from the grave.

South Africa top stories

FILE PHOTO: A shopper walks to a Woolworths store in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

three-horse race

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Woolworths aims to leapfrog Shoprite, Pick n Pay to regain retail dominance Woolworths is aiming to beat off competition from Shoprite and Pick n Pay, which have both tightened their control on the retail sector.
© Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks to the media at State House in Harare, 27 August 2023. (Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo)

his way

Premium badgeA look into Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa’s second term Emmerson Mnangagwa’s family cabinet selection and widespread criticism of Zimbabwe’s sham election indicate the country’s continued diplomatic isolati...
The coffin of Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a veteran politician and Zulu prince, arrives at his state funeral in Ulundi, South Africa, 16 September, 2023. (Reuters/Rogan Ward)

family feud

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Zulu prince’s death deepens monarchical feud Zulu prince Buthelezi’s bitter fight with the new King, it seems, still echoes from the grave.

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© Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa at his inauguration in Harare, Zimbabwe, 4 September 2023. (Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo)

no-show

Zimbabwe: Poor regional president turnout for Mnangagwa’s inauguration Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated on Monday for a second presidential term as 13 SADC presidents skipped the event.
Ace Magashule, ousted from South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, has created a new party, the African Congress for Transformation. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)

time to eat

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Will Ace Magashule’s new party eat ANC’s, EFF’s lunch? Ace Magashule, the expelled ANC secretary general, has created the African Congress for Transformation party, jostling for political space.
© Only about 5% to 7% of African payment transactions are conducted via digital channels. REUTERS/Macline Hien.

On the Rails

Premium badgeNigeria’s SeerBit plans payments expansion in South Africa, DRC The company aims to take advantage of projected annual growth of 20% in Africa’s e-payments market.
South Africa’s health minister, Joe Phaahla, says confidentiality was written into the contracts. (REUTERS/Shelley Christians)

time's up

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Covid-19 contracts disclosure may blow the lid off procurement corruption Today is the deadline for the government to reveal the details of its Covid-19 vaccine contracts, according to a landmark High Court judgement.
© REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Least Dirty

Premium badgeEnlarged BRICS faces uphill battle to dethrone dollar as trading currency BRICS countries have struggled to reduce their reliance on the dollar and the alternatives remain limited.
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One Stone, Two Birds

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Copper 360 bets on Northern Cape potential with new mining school The first courses at the company’s school of mining, based in Concordia, will start running in mid-September.