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Cherry Pickers

South Africa’s corporates not talking the talk at virtual shareholder meetings

Corporate South African virtual annual general meetings (AGMs) need to do more to create genuine possibilities for shareholder dialogue, says ... a report from shareholder activist group Just Share.

Snail Mail

Standard Bank is in Blockchain agreement on Asia soft commodities trade with Africa

Standard Bank is in the process of concluding an agreement with Singaporean fintech Dltledgers to use Blockchain technology to improve soft commodities ... trade between Africa and countries of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN), the bank’s head of trade Vinod Madhavan tells The Africa Report.

hard choices

PPC CEO van Wijnen says ditching DRC debt exposure key to progress

2020 was a strange, rollercoaster year, says Roland van Wijnen, the chief executive officer of PPC, South Africa’s largest cement producer. ... The company fought off its DRC debt woes, put up some of its units for sale, experienced a spike in demand for cement and seemingly cracked the code on good management.

slippery slope

South Africa: Zuma’s ‘historic’ sentence took many by surprise

South Africa's Constitutional Court has given former president Jacob Zuma only two options after sentencing him to 15 months in prison for contempt: ... hand himself over to the police or face arrest.

South Africa top stories

Wheeler Dealer

South Africa: Mediclinic to cut Eskom dependence with renewable-energy accord

Silicon Cape

South Africa: New Cape Town Stock Exchange to target the small caps JSE leaves behind

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa testifies before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg

overplayed hand?

South Africa: Zuma’s early release from prison sparks doubts about Ramaphosa

Wheeler Dealer

South Africa: Mediclinic to cut Eskom dependence with renewable-energy accord

Silicon Cape

South Africa: New Cape Town Stock Exchange to target the small caps JSE leaves behind

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa testifies before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg

overplayed hand?

South Africa: Zuma’s early release from prison sparks doubts about Ramaphosa

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Growing up

South Africa: Young, unemployed, disempowered and looking for opportunities

Apartheid ruined the youth of generation of South Africans. While the country now has democracy, how long will the cycle of youth challenges ... – poor-quality schools, lack of funding for education, extremely weak job prospects and a political system closed off to new voices – go unbroken?

Buyer Beware

MTN Nigeria’s share-sale growth story has a dollar-cost tag

MTN Nigeria's plan to sell a 14% stake to Nigerian investors is likely to find buyers – but retail investors may be wary of the currency risk ... that hangs over growth plans.

escape artist

Jacob Zuma faces 15 months in jail for contempt of court. What else is hanging over him?

Accused of corruption and under investigation for conflicts of interest, South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma is the target of a string ... of legal proceedings. We give you a visual guide to 12 major scandals involving the former South African head of state: from the arms deal, to Gaddafi's cash, via the Gupta brothers and Bosasa.

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after apartheid

South Africa: Will Ramaphosa’s ANC survive?

Supporters of President Cyril Ramaphosa are lauding the vanquishing of his main opponent within the governing African National Congress (ANC) ... – former secretary general Ace Magashule.

A President Unleashed

Ramaphosa poised to lead South Africa to recovery, Standard Bank says

South Africa is “unequivocally” on the path to recovery as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s strengthened authority is reflected in a series ... of recent reforms, Standard Bank chief economist Goolam Ballim tells The Africa Report.

South African singer Makeba performs in Havana

icon of struggle

Miriam Makeba: ‘Pata Pata’, from ‘insignificant’ ditty to anti-apartheid anthem

10 years after it was originally created, the Xhosa-language song became an international hit and put South African singer Miriam Makeba on the ... map as a figure of the anti-apartheid struggle.

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