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Tourism: Rebuild the image and they will come A strong tourist infrastructure and plenty of natural attractions hold the most promise of quickly bringing foreign exchange into Zimbabwe’s economy

Editorial: Surviving Transitions A gaggle of suited professionals was chatting animatedly in a bar on the top floor of a skyscraper with stunning views across the city as dusk morphed...

Uranium: Getting ready for a nuclear surge As China and India prepare to build many new nuclear power plants, they are looking to secure supplies of uranium, and Africa is a very promising sour...

South Africa: White Business Still Intact The long-established leading titans of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange are still doing just fine.

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© Photos by Youri Lenquette, JA – Mike Hutchings, Reuters

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Premium badgeCEO Heinie Werth: Sanlam-Allianz joint venture a long-term play in Africa SanlamAllianz Africa is a newly launched holding company domiciled in South Africa with a commitment to the whole continent, according to the CEO.
FILE PHOTO: A shopper walks to a Woolworths store in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

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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)

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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...

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© Photos by Youri Lenquette, JA – Mike Hutchings, Reuters

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Premium badgeCEO Heinie Werth: Sanlam-Allianz joint venture a long-term play in Africa SanlamAllianz Africa is a newly launched holding company domiciled in South Africa with a commitment to the whole continent, according to the CEO.
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)

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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...

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South Africa still polishing its image for 2010 Holding the Confederations Cup in June was a good practice run for the 2010 World Cup.

Review: South Africa’s Brave New World & After Mandela Reviews of South Africa’s Brave New World by R.W. Johnson and After Mandela, by Alec Russell

Last word: I need a bailout too! It has been a sobering realisation to see that the higher you climb up the economc ladder, the harder you will involuntarily hit the ground, writes Se...

Supermarkets, super profits South African firms have led the way in introducing supermarket shopping ?around the continent, but home-grown imitators hope to catch up