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South African rand firms, markets await clarity on tariffs and local politics
South Africa's rand firmed on Thursday, as markets awaited clarity on U.S. tariffs and local investors looked for news on the ...
South Africa’s ANC Lags Main Rival in New Voter Opinion Poll
Support for the African National Congress, which ruled South Africa outright for three decades after apartheid rule ended, ...
South African rand recovers further on bets coalition will hold
The South African rand extended gains in early trade on Tuesday, bolstered by bets that the country's coalition government ...
South Africa’s coalition government is at risk of crumbling: why collapse would carry a heavy cost
South Africa’s government of national unity was built on a foundation of pragmatism. Failure would be bad for the country.
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Two things South Africa needs to cut to save its economy
Moeletsi Mbeki unpacks how South Africa could significantly boost its economy by making two difficult but necessary cuts.
South Africa's central bank says scope for policy easing has narrowed
South Africa's central bank said on Tuesday that the scope for monetary policy easing had narrowed because of the highly ...
South African businesses on edge as VAT hike looms
For South African beverage company owner, Ndumiso Madlala, the impending value-added tax hike could spell trouble for his ...
The National Interest15d
U.S. Pushes Back Against South Africa’s Anti-American Diplomacy
South Africa’s recently passed land expropriation law drew President Trump’s ire in the form of a February 7 executive order ...
Fikile Mbalula criticises DA's disrespectful stance on the 2025 National Budget
Fikile Mbalula labels the DA's refusal to support the 2025 National Budget as 'arrogant and disrespectful', igniting tensions ...
South Africa re-opens inquest into Nobel laureate's death
Nearly six decades ago, the initial inquiry into the Nobel laureate's death "found that there was no evidence which disclosed ...
Foreign Policy Research Institute3d
The US-South Africa Imbroglio, and Its Implications for US-Africa Relations
US-South Africa relations have been tense and difficult for several years, but with the advent of the Trump administration they have reached a critical ...
The Washington Post16d
South Africa’s unity government risks collapse as parties clash over national budget
The Democratic Alliance, which joined the government after the long-ruling African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority last year, said it could not support a tax increase that would ...