Latest South Africa news and analysis from across Africa.
AFRICA
Pepkor’s plan to launch a bank highlights how South Africa’s retail groups are using store networks, mobile channels and customer data to compete for mass-market financial services.
BUSINESS
Moody’s positive outlook on South Africa signals improved confidence in fiscal discipline, but the country still needs stronger growth to secure a rating upgrade.
AFRICA
A planned Equinix data-centre investment in Cape Town is drawing attention to the power, water and environmental trade-offs behind Africa’s digital-infrastructure ambitions.
BUSINESS
Moody’s has revised South Africa’s sovereign credit outlook from stable to positive while keeping the sovereign rating at Ba2.
DEVELOPMENT
South Africa’s reported nuclear-expansion talks with the World Bank and other funders are not yet a financing deal, but they raise a larger question for Africa: who will pay for reliable, low-carbon baseload power?
FOOTBALL
Mamelodi Sundowns’ CAF Champions League final performance should be read as more than a match report: African club football has audience, rivalry and commercial upside, but its value depends on operational reliability.
AFREXIMBANK
South Africa has joined Afreximbank, unveiling a US$8bn Country Programme to drive industrial growth, boost intra-African trade, and strengthen economic integration.
POLITICS
Joint naval exercises involving China, Russia and Iran have commenced off the coast of South Africa, described by officials as a BRICS Plus operation focused on maritime security, anti-piracy and cooperation among participating navies.
LATEST NEWS
South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya has ended her protracted legal battle against sex-eligibility regulations in athletics, her legal team confirmed on Tuesday. The decision follows nearly seven years of challenges at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the Swiss Supreme Court, and most recently the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which ruled in July that […]
AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 2025 — South African visual journalist Sebabatso “Sebs” Mosamo, known for her fearless storytelling and empathy in documenting South Africa’s most urgent realities, has died at age 39 after falling ill in Johannesburg, according to the Associated Press. Mosamo joined AP in 2021 and quickly became one of its most respected voices in Africa, […]