The richest man in the world is backing far-right parties against a political establishment that has failed to deliver.

The rand fell the most in two weeks against the dollar as a political rift between South Africa’s two main governing parties widened, adding to growing concerns about US President Donald Trump ...

Some $35 billion is aimed at building small solar sites in rural areas and other improvements. The World Bank chief called ...

Nigeria and South Africa, for instance, are wealthier than many others in Africa. But they’re under political and economic pressure to expand energy access and industrial capacity. This can ...

Kagame reacted furiously in a response on X Wednesday. “If South Africa wants to contribute to peaceful solutions, that is well and good, but South Africa is in no position to take on the role o ...

For every million rand that you owe on a home loan for example, your repayments have reduced by around R500 since September ...

Africa's development bank is proposing a new 'gold standard' style currency arrangement backed by critical minerals such as ...

A new Government of National Unity (GNU) has been in place since June 2024, which the markets have welcomed. The GNU faces difficult challenges: declining GDP per capita, high unemployment, poverty ...

The National Debt of South Africa The national debt of South Africa is the money owed by the country’s federal government, which is based in Pretoria. The debts of South Africa’s states and local ...

Fuelled by pandemic-era dislocations and driven by the allure of “quick money” schemes ... ministry’s recently released annual white paper, the 2023 financial year saw a 17 per cent rise ...