Joseph Cotterill

Friday, 26 May, 2023

News in-depthWar in Ukraine

The cigar-chomping ‘Kissinger’ behind Africa’s mission to end Ukraine war

Veteran fixer Jean-Yves Ollivier brokers an improbable plan to take six of the continent’s leaders to Moscow and Kyiv

Thursday, 25 May, 2023

Rwanda

Rwandan genocide fugitive arrested in South Africa

Fulgence Kayishema is accused of orchestrating the killing of 2,000 Tutsi refugees sheltering inside a church

Wednesday, 24 May, 2023

War in Ukraine

US plays down spat with South Africa over arms to Russia claim

Washington signals dispute will be addressed privately to preserve important relationship

Thursday, 18 May, 2023

South Africa

Eskom chief warns South Africans to prepare for worst-ever blackouts

Country told to expect a ‘difficult winter’ with outages that could last as long as 16 hours

Thursday, 18 May, 2023

Ghana

Ghana secures $3bn IMF deal after creditors agree to debt restructuring

China, which is owed $1.5bn, among those that reached agreement on resolving long-running economic crisis

Wednesday, 17 May, 2023

News in-depthSouth Africa

South Africa’s flirtation with Moscow risks billions in US exports

Diplomatic crisis over alleged arms shipments to Russia threatens Pretoria’s prized tariff-free trade access

Sunday, 14 May, 2023

News in-depthWar in Ukraine

Tracking Lady R: the covert voyage that allegedly took South African arms to Russia

FT reconstructs the five-month journey that Washington says was used to secretly transport weapons sought by Moscow

Saturday, 13 May, 2023

War in Ukraine

South Africa says it is in its ‘own interest’ to probe Russia arms claim

US allegation that Pretoria supplied weapons to Moscow roiled local markets

Friday, 12 May, 2023

War in Ukraine

South Africa-US dispute escalates as Putin calls Ramaphosa

Washington’s claim that Pretoria covertly sent arms to Russia sparks serious diplomatic incident

Friday, 12 May, 2023

War in Ukraine

US accuses South Africa of supplying arms to Russia

Claim worsens foreign policy crisis for Cyril Ramaphosa’s government over ties to Kremlin

Wednesday, 10 May, 2023

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

Eskom chief visits China as South Africa seeks to shore up ailing power monopoly

Intense rolling blackouts set to worsen as electricity demand rises during winter period

Sunday, 7 May, 2023

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe to launch gold-backed digital token as currency concerns mount

Move comes amid drop in value of local dollar and persistent inflationary pressures

Thursday, 27 April, 2023

News in-depthSouth Africa

Ramaphosa’s ICC gaffe underscores S African quandary over Putin invite

Russian leader’s attendance at a Brics summit in August with a warrant against him would create a headache for Pretoria

Wednesday, 26 April, 2023

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

Former Eskom chief refuses to name high-level politicians linked to corruption

André de Ruyter says he wants to avoid compromising any probe into graft at South African energy group

Wednesday, 26 April, 2023

InterviewZimbabwe

Zimbabwe opposition leader wants election to stop ‘dictatorship’

Nelson Chamisa says tyranny is worse than under the late dictator Robert Mugabe

Tuesday, 25 April, 2023

International Criminal Court

S Africa backtracks on pulling out of ICC after Putin warrant

U-turn adds to diplomatic tension over Russian president’s invitation to Brics summit in August

Wednesday, 19 April, 2023

South Africa

New South African party hopes to capitalise on discontent with ANC

Rise Mzansi emerges as a force to take on the former liberation movement as electricity blackouts and a struggling economy hit hard

Wednesday, 12 April, 2023

DE Beers Group

Botswana seeks better De Beers deal after taking Belgian processor stake

President threatens to abandon diamond producer unless country’s share of rough stones is increased

Friday, 7 April, 2023

South Africa

UAE refuses to extradite two Gupta brothers to South Africa

Atul and Rajesh Gupta are wanted by Pretoria for alleged fraud and money laundering

Friday, 7 April, 2023

News in-depthSouth Africa

‘Everything is being stripped and stolen’: South Africa’s run-down city of gold

Wealthy residents flee Johannesburg as it descends into lawlessness and infrastructural collapse

Wednesday, 5 April, 2023

South African economy

South Africa backtracks on Eskom state of disaster

Government withdraws permission for utility to avoid reporting irregular spending in face of public anger

Monday, 3 April, 2023

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

Eskom given financial statements exemption over credit rating fears

South Africa’s finance minister says power utility need not disclose irregular spending for three years

Monday, 3 April, 2023

The Big Read

How China is winning the race for Africa’s lithium

The country already dominates processing of the metal for use in electric vehicle batteries and is now investing heavily in mines, leaving western operators scrambling to keep up

Tuesday, 21 March, 2023

UK government spending

UK government lifts ban on official contracts for Bain

Global management consultancy had been barred in August due to its role in a South Africa corruption scandal

Monday, 20 March, 2023

South Africa

South African military deployed to prevent planned national shutdown

Country’s radical opposition struggles to muster large numbers after calling for a day of protest

Southern Africa correspondent

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