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Africa faces a daunting economic landscape as a new 30% export tariff to the US takes effect. With trade relations in ...
April 9: Trump's higher "reciprocal tariffs" begin just after midnight. Hours later, the president says he is issuing a ...
As Marco Rubio calls South Africa’s Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata, here is a timeline of a falling out. Relations between the United States and South Africa have deteriorated rapidly ...
As the only African nation that is a permanent member of the Group of 20 (G20), South Africa ’s presidency of this year’s G20 Summit provides an “unprecedented opportunity” to showcase the ...
PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's economy stagnated in the first quarter, eking out quarter-on-quarter growth of just 0.1%, as contractions in sectors like mining and manufacturing offset a ...
South Africa is in a slump, having experienced more than a decade of weak economic growth. GDP growth has averaged only 0.8% annually since 2012, entrenching high levels of unemployment and poverty.
But 2025 might turn out different. The new year offers Africa’s biggest economy its best shot in more than a decade to break the grip of stagnation.