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    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Bain & Co Inc
      Bain considers legal action against UK over state contract ban

      Management consultancy looks at options after minister’s decision caught it by surprise

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Accounting & Consulting services
      Bain barred from UK state contracts over ‘grave misconduct’ in South Africa

      Britain becomes first western country to impose penalties on consultant for role in Zuma scandal

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      South African economy
      South Africa hopes private sector can help end Eskom power crisis

      Renewable energy procurement will be increased under plan announced by president Cyril Ramaphosa

    • Monday, 25 July, 2022
      South African economy
      South Africa to open up power generation to tackle energy crisis

      Ramaphosa will seek private sector help and more renewable sources to deal with supply issues at state utility Eskom

    • Saturday, 23 July, 2022
      Visual Arts
      Lungiswa Gqunta at the Henry Moore Institute — subtly shocking sculptures

      The South African artist explains how she combines dreams, the sea and apartheid at her visceral show in Leeds

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      South African economy
      South Africa announces biggest interest rate rise in nearly 20 years

      The central bank increases cost of borrowing by three-quarters of a percentage point to tackle rising inflation

    • Saturday, 16 July, 2022
      FT MagazineJancis Robinson
      The mystery of South Africa’s missing wine market: the US

      A close-knit group of Cape producers are determined to seduce the world’s biggest wine drinking community

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Telecoms
      MTN in talks to buy Telkom as South Africa’s telecoms market consolidates

      Discussions between country’s second- and third-biggest telcos may concern competition commission

    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
      Biotech
      South Africa’s Afrigen to collaborate with US researchers on mRNA vaccines

      Partnership with NIH agency is part of effort to expand global access to medicines

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      How three brothers ‘captured’ a country

      As South Africa’s inquiry into the Guptas draws to a close, we dive into the FT archives to chronicle their rise and fall

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      News in-depthCyril Ramaphosa
      South Africa’s Ramaphosa under fire after ranch burglary fuels questions over wealth

      Incident has undercut president and shone light on his role as a leading breeder of cattle and rare game

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Cyril Ramaphosa has fallen short in rooting out ANC corruption

      Allegations over president point to a deeper malaise in South Africa’s ruling party

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
      Zuma barred spy agency from investigating Guptas, inquiry concludes

      Final report into biggest scandal of post-apartheid era finds both former and current presidents at fault

    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
      News in-depth
      Ex-spymaster’s claims threaten Ramaphosa’s image as South Africa’s reformer

      Complaint on hidden theft at farm comes at a critical time for the president who pledged to combat corruption

    • Monday, 6 June, 2022
      Gupta family members arrested in UAE over South Africa scandal

      Detention of two brothers in Gulf state comes as Cyril Ramaphosa seeks to tackle state capture

    • Sunday, 5 June, 2022
      Ryanair Holdings PLC
      Ryanair forces South African customers to prove ID with Afrikaans test

      Nationals have been barred from flights if they fail general knowledge quiz in language they may not speak

    • Sunday, 29 May, 2022
      Coal
      South Africa’s coal miners struggle to cash in on Russia sanctions

      Demand and prices soar but historic corruption and poor infrastructure hobble export opportunities

    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
      News in-depthSouth African economy
      Flash floods in ‘gateway’ port Durban add to South Africa’s economic woes

      Worst deluges in decades highlight crumbling infrastructure and exacerbate delays at flagship terminal

    • Monday, 9 May, 2022
      Ruchir Sharma
      Thanks but no Faangs — the folly of investing in acronyms

      Bundling together countries and companies in catchy but superficial concepts was always bound to end in tears

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
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      Why the global south won't take sides on Ukraine

      Some countries are refusing to condemn Russia’s invasion

    • Friday, 29 April, 2022
      Former South African leader Zuma handed control of Eskom to Guptas, says inquiry

      Report on systematic corruption is the most sweeping indictment yet of the ex-president

    • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
      Hundreds killed in South African floods

      More than 250 people die in one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s history

    • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
      News in-depth
      Brutal murder highlights rise of South Africa’s xenophobic vigilantes

      Organised groups fill gap with violence as authority of ruling African National Congress wanes

    • Saturday, 19 March, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      South Africa stays silent on Russian aggression after Ukraine invasion

      Country was one of 17 nations on the continent that abstained in UN vote to condemn war

    • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
      South Africa judicial inquiry points to ‘widespread corruption’ under Zuma

      Logistics group won lucrative state contracts with bags of cash, report claims

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