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    • 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

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