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…
Tag: 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…
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.
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.
Football
Twelve Nations Qualify for 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations as Cape Verde and Malawi Make Historic Debuts
Twelve teams have qualified for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco — including debutants Cape Verde and Malawi —…
Energy
Oregen Energy Strengthens Orange Basin Position as Namibia Emerges as Africa’s Oil Frontier
Cape Town, South Africa, September 17, 2025/ — Namibia’s Orange Basin has become one of the most closely watched oil frontiers in…
Africa
South Africa, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire Lead Intra-African Trade in 2024
According to the Africa Trade Report 2025 published by Afreximbank, intra-African trade experienced a notable resurgence in 2024, growing by 12.4% to reach approximately US$220.3…
South Africa
Remains of South African Freedom Fighters Return from Zimbabwe and Zambia
In a moving homecoming, the remains of 42 South African freedom fighters who perished in exile during the apartheid struggle were repatriated…
South Africa
Paris 2024: South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker wins gold in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Tatjana Schoenmaker has made history for South Africa by winning the gold medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the Paris 2024…
South Africa
Paris 2024: Alan Hatherly Secures Bronze in Olympic Mountain Biking for South Africa
Alan Hatherly has made history for South Africa by clinching the bronze medal in the men’s cross-country mountain biking event at the…