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South African Public Protector under fire for attending DA meeting South Africa’s anti-corruption tsar has come under fire from the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the ruling ANC for attending a Women’s Day e...

Zimbabwean land lessons for South Africa Zimbabwe’s controversial land redistribution programme has succeeded in creating a new, rural middle class. South Africa, sluggish to implement its ow...

African Union: Power shifts south A South African takes the helm at the continental organisation amidst at least four African crises that will test new chair ?Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s ...

She ruins it all in Mpumalanga – Part 1 In this three part series, Shauna sets off – accompanied by two other experts, “drinking, drugging Max” and “bossy-boots, know-it-all Laura” – to cond...

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© Eskom technicians perform maintenance in Villiers, South Africa, on May 10, 2023. (Shiraaz MOHAMED / AFP)

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Premium badgeSouth Africa prepares for the worst in load shedding It only took one statement to bring South Africa’s Eskom shares into the red. On Thursday, 18 May, Calib Cassim, acting CEO of the publicly-run nation...
© The new mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Kabelo Gwamanda (Twitter)

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Premium badgeSouth Africa: Johannesburg’s circus of eight mayors in two years The circus of eight mayors in the past two years in the South African city of Johannesburg has not only deepened the city’s rot, but reached a crescen...
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Premium badgeSouth Africa: Sasol debt plans improve long-term sustainability Sasol will not have material debt maturities until 2026 – giving the company breathing room amidst a high interest rates environment, says ratings age...

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© Eskom technicians perform maintenance in Villiers, South Africa, on May 10, 2023. (Shiraaz MOHAMED / AFP)

Electric shock

Premium badgeSouth Africa prepares for the worst in load shedding It only took one statement to bring South Africa’s Eskom shares into the red. On Thursday, 18 May, Calib Cassim, acting CEO of the publicly-run nation...
© The new mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Kabelo Gwamanda (Twitter)

clown car

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Johannesburg’s circus of eight mayors in two years The circus of eight mayors in the past two years in the South African city of Johannesburg has not only deepened the city’s rot, but reached a crescen...
Sasol in Secunda

AHEAD OF THE CURVE? 

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Sasol debt plans improve long-term sustainability Sasol will not have material debt maturities until 2026 – giving the company breathing room amidst a high interest rates environment, says ratings age...

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South African officials face tough questions over Selebi’s release Prison officials in South Africa will face a litany of questions from Parliamentarians this week around the release of former police boss Jackie Seleb...

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South Africa: Hillary Clinton pays special visit to Madiba, One of the US’ most senior diplomats, Hillary Clinton is in South Africa this week to deepen ties with Africa’s biggest economy and will meet senior S...

South Africa in charge Historians with a taste for dramatic detail may cite 15 July 2012 as the day when South Africa finally consolidated its leadership of the continent. I...