South Africa: Saudi Arabia pledges $10bn energy-focused investment
Saudi Arabia will invest $10 billion in South African economy in the coming years with a key focus on the energy sector, President’s Cyril Ramaphosa’s […]
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China & South Africa boost ties ahead of BRICS Summit
China and South Africa have agreed to further strengthen their bilateral cooperation. Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi who is in an official […]
South Africa’s MPs vote national minimum wage bill
South Africa’s parliament on Tuesday approved a national minimum wage bill by an overwhelming majority to alleviate inequality and stabilize labor in Africa’s most industrialized […]
South Africa’s President donates half of his salary to Mandela fund
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that he will donate half of his presidential salary to the Nelson Mandela Thuma Mina Fund, a fund […]
South Africa’s Ramaphosa quits Commonwealth summit amid protests at home
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short his visit to Britain to return to South Africa to deal with protests in the southern African […]
South Africa inks hotly-contested $4.7 billion renewable energy deal
South African government on Wednesday signed a long-delayed and hotly-contested renewable energy contract worth $4.7 billion with independent power producers (IPP). Energy Minister Jeff Radebe […]
AU launches world’s largest free-trade area, biggest economies out
Forty-four African countries on Wednesday launched a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people. But Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s biggest economies […]
South Africa’s Ramaphosa appoints deputy, fires 10 ministers
South Africa’s new leader, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Monday, appointed African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President David Mabuza as his second in command. In a late-night […]
South Africa’s new president vows to fight corruption
South Africa’s vice-President Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as head of state on Thursday, a day after corruption-plagued Jacob Zuma resigned as President of the […]
South Africa’s Zuma moving to exit door
South Africa’s ruling party on Tuesday decided to sack Jacob Zuma as head of state, after hours of heated discussions, sources told Reuters. The African […]