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China the master stadium builder With poor infrastructure posing an obstacle to continental sport, many African countries have turned to China for help in the last few decades. This c...

Morocco: the pain of missing out There was heartbreak in Morocco in 2004 when FIFA announced that South Africa had won the bid to host Africa’s first ever World Cup in 2010. Now the c...

“We made the country proud,” says Bafana keeper The hosts showed they could compete with the best in the world, South African goalkeeper Moeneeb Josephs tells The Africa Report.

Villa and Ronaldo key in World Cup’s first Iberian clash Spain meet Portugal for the very first time at the World Cup in Tuesday’s second round evening game. With some of the world’s best on display, it shou...

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© Higher coal prices create greater scope for renewable energy projects, Standard Bank says. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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Premium badgeSouth Africa: Standard Bank, Liberty, Old Mutual’s AIIM to lift renewable investments South Africa’s financial sector is moving to accelerate investment in renewables as coal-reliant national utility Eskom remains unable to ensure a rel...
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‘Africa led by Africans’

Premium badgeDow’s Sami Mainich places trust in African talents Since being appointed president of Dow’s Africa operations in late February, Sami Mainich has been on the lookout for partnership opportunities across...
By 15 June, Lusaka will make a stock of 50,000 tonnes of maize meal available to the DRC© Junior Kannah/AFP

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Premium badgeCan DRC withstand the maize meal crisis? As the DRC’s Greater Katanga and Greater Kasaï face soaring maize meal prices, Kinshasa has turned to Zambia and South Africa to help quell a social c...

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© Higher coal prices create greater scope for renewable energy projects, Standard Bank says. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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Premium badgeSouth Africa: Standard Bank, Liberty, Old Mutual’s AIIM to lift renewable investments South Africa’s financial sector is moving to accelerate investment in renewables as coal-reliant national utility Eskom remains unable to ensure a rel...
© Sami Mainich (photo: supplied)

‘Africa led by Africans’

Premium badgeDow’s Sami Mainich places trust in African talents Since being appointed president of Dow’s Africa operations in late February, Sami Mainich has been on the lookout for partnership opportunities across...
By 15 June, Lusaka will make a stock of 50,000 tonnes of maize meal available to the DRC© Junior Kannah/AFP

flour shortage

Premium badgeCan DRC withstand the maize meal crisis? As the DRC’s Greater Katanga and Greater Kasaï face soaring maize meal prices, Kinshasa has turned to Zambia and South Africa to help quell a social c...

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Dismay for England fans in Bloemfontein Gregory Mthembu-Salter witnessed a genuine English football disaster as the three lions were thrashed 4-1 by Germany.

What’s the best way to get to Soccer City? Getting around during the World Cup is as easy as one, two, three. Read Kim Garner’s handy guide, with tips on what you’ll need to bring with you on e...

African hopes rest on Ghana’s shoulders The Black Stars are the only African team through to the World Cup’s second round in what has been a disappointing display of African football.

South Americans sparkle in South Africa While Argentina and Brazil seem imperious, the European teams still in the competition look unsure of themselves. Dan Levy rounds up the group stages ...

Cameroon go out with a whimper Gregory Mthembu-Salter watched an insipid performance in Cape Town by the Indomitable Lions, who did not do themselves proud.

Sad but proud: Algerian fans in Paris Algerian fans in Paris were muted but proud of their team’s performance in South Africa after an injury-time goal by the USA put an end to their World...