South Africa

  • Aug 25, 2023
  • 7 min read

Solar offers some hope for South Africa’s power crisis

A rapid expansion in rooftop solar could help alleviate the power cuts crippling the economy

South Africa
  • Aug 22, 2023
  • 2 min read

Accountability in South Africa suffers another blow

President Cyril Ramaphosa has again been exonerated of wrongdoing in the Phala Phala scandal

South Africa
  • Aug 22, 2023
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China has high hopes from summitry in South Africa

President Xi Jinping has arrived in South Africa for strategically important summits and meetings

China
  • Aug 18, 2023
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South Africa electoral pact may remain a moonshot hope

The main Democratic Alliance opposition party has formed an electoral alliance with various smaller parties

South Africa
  • Aug 17, 2023
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Energy reform delays will hurt South Africa

A bill to liberalise the energy sector has stalled before even reaching parliament

South Africa
  • Aug 10, 2023
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South Africa taxi strike faces a delicate moment

A strike of taxi operators in Cape Town has produced deadly violence and serious economic damage

South Africa
  • Aug 7, 2023
  • 7 min read

South Africa logistics crisis will be tough to resolve

Serious problems at the state-owned transport utility are constraining economic growth

South Africa
  • Jul 26, 2023
  • 7 min read

South Africa health plan will fuel chronic uncertainty

The government wants to implement a sweeping reform to healthcare, but the plan and its reform record lack credibility

South Africa