Africa
Pepkor’s Banking Push Raises the Stakes in South Africa’s Low-Cost Finance Race
Pepkor’s plan to launch a bank highlights how South Africa’s retail groups are using store networks, mobile channels and customer data to…
Category: South Africa
Business
Moody’s Positive Outlook Gives South Africa Credit for Discipline, Not Yet Growth
Moody’s positive outlook on South Africa signals improved confidence in fiscal discipline, but the country still needs stronger growth to secure a…
Africa
Cape Town Data-Centre Plan Raises Infrastructure Questions
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 lifts South Africa outlook to positive while keeping rating at Ba2
Moody’s has revised South Africa’s sovereign credit outlook from stable to positive while keeping the sovereign rating at Ba2.
Development
Eskom’s Nuclear Funding Talks Test Africa’s Development-Finance Appetite
South Africa’s reported nuclear-expansion talks with the World Bank and other funders are not yet a financing deal, but they raise a…
Football
Sundowns Final Win Highlights African Football’s Commercial Test
Mamelodi Sundowns’ CAF Champions League final performance should be read as more than a match report: African club football has audience, rivalry…
Afreximbank
South Africa Joins Afreximbank, Launches Landmark US$8bn Country Programme to Deepen Industrial and Trade Integration
South Africa has joined Afreximbank, unveiling a US$8bn Country Programme to drive industrial growth, boost intra-African trade, and strengthen economic integration.
Politics
South Africa: BRICS Plus Naval Exercises Stir Political Debate
Joint naval exercises involving China, Russia and Iran have commenced off the coast of South Africa, described by officials as a BRICS…
Latest News
Caster Semenya Ends Legal Campaign Over Eligibility Rules
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…
Africa
Sebabatso Mosamo: Honoring the Life and Work of a South African Visual Journalist
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 2025 — South African visual journalist Sebabatso “Sebs” Mosamo, known for her fearless storytelling and empathy in documenting South Africa’s…