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Africa is emerging as a pivotal battleground for the 21st century — and the U.S. is falling behind. China has invested more than $155 billion into African nations since 2000, securing access to ...
As seas rise along South Africa’s coastlines, a natural counterforce is at play, drought. New research reveals that parts of the country are slowly lifting out of the ocean due to water loss ...
Ratings firm Moody’s and the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) have both cut South Africa’s growth forecasts for 2025, following a spate of cuts by international and local finance groups.
Therefore, there is a political dimension to these cybercriminal activities. “If South Africa finds itself on the wrong end of the politics, it may also find itself on the wrong side of crime ...
A hard-won recovery in sub-Saharan Africa has been overtaken by recent events. The sudden shift in the global outlook has clouded the region’s short-term prospects and significantly complicated policy ...
The longest streak of inflows into South Africa’s equity market in more than two years signals a pickup in foreign demand as investors look for alternatives to US stocks. Non-residents have been ...
Railways have until now defined the great minerals game being played out between East and West in the heart of Africa. A minerals-for-security deal in the north of the country would open a whole ...
South Africa’s manufacturing sector remains a vital engine of economic growth and job creation. However, the role of tariffs in shaping its trajectory is increasingly under the spotlight.
“It is totally unpredictable,” he smiles. The region that encompasses the Middle East and North Africa is home to only around 1% of the world’s Catholics, but maintains an integral role both ...
Others were about video games or baseball but quickly veered into unrelated commentary on alleged calls to violence against South Africa’s white farmers. Musk, who was born in South Africa ...
In a leaked letter to Malema's deputy, the UK High Commissioner to South Africa, Antony Phillipson, said the Home Office had been unable to process his visa application in time for his trip.
We believe that Africa is poorly represented, and badly under-estimated. Beyond the vast opportunity manifest in African markets, we highlight people who make a difference; leaders turning the tide, ...