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A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government seeks to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
Finance
Zimbabwe launches gold-backed currency to replace battered local dollar

Nyasha Chingono 5 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters. Central bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago.
Finance
South African president extends central bank governor's term, appoints new deputy governor

Bhargav Acharya 15 Mar 2024

File photo: Black rhinos, one of the world's endangered animals, are seen at a farm outside Klerksdorp, in the north west province, South Africa, 24 February 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
ESG & Sustainability
Rhino poaching in South Africa increases in 2023

Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya 27 Feb 2024

South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Director-General Zane Dangor, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and South African Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela listen as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw
Legal
South Africa: court ruling against Israel a victory for rule of law

Bhargav Acharya and Nellie Peyton 26 Jan 2024

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement, that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 January 2024. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri
Logistics & Transport
Landlocked Ethiopia signs pact to use Somaliland's Red Sea port

Dawit Endeshaw, Abdi Sheikh and Bhargav Acharya 2 Jan 2024

Source: Reuters.
Finance
South African manufacturing output rises 2.1% y/y in October

Bhargav Acharya 13 Dec 2023

Eskom's logo is seen at the Megawatt Park. Source: Reuters/ Siphiwe Sibeko
Energy & Mining
Bloomberg: Dan Marokane to succeed Andre de Ruyter as permanent Eskom CEO

Harshita Meenaktshi and Bhargav Acharya 7 Dec 2023

Source: Archive | Transnet
Logistics & Transport
Govt throws troubled Transnet R47bn lifeline

Nelson Banya 1 Dec 2023

File photo: The Nairobi skyline is seen in the background as zebras walk through the Nairobi National Park, near Nairobi, Kenya, 3 December 2018. Reuters/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Legal
UPDATED: Kenyan court strikes down housing levy in finance law

Humphrey Malalo and Bhargav Acharya 28 Nov 2023

File photo: Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius leaves court after appearing for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, 14 June 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/Files
Legal
UPDATED: Pistorius granted parole

Bhargav Acharya 24 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.
Finance
South Africa producer inflation quickens to 5.1% y/y in September

Bhargav Acharya 26 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.
Finance
South Africa's net foreign reserves fall to $54.980bn in Sept

Tannur Anders and Bhargav Acharya 6 Oct 2023

Source: Archive | Transnet
Logistics & Transport
Transnet CEO, CFO to step down

Amna Karimi, Bhargav Acharya and Nelson Banya 2 Oct 2023

Central bank holds key rate in expected move
Finance
Central bank holds key rate in expected move

21 Sep 2023

Rand strengthens ahead of rate decision
Finance
Rand strengthens ahead of rate decision

21 Sep 2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that an independent inquiry has found no evidence that a Russian ship had collected weapons from the country late last year destined for Russia.
Legal
South Africa says inquiry found no evidence of arms shipment to Russia

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Bhargav Acharya 4 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters. China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel.
Finance
#BRICS2023: What is Brics and who are its members?

Bhargav Acharya 22 Aug 2023

Former South African president Jacob Zuma reacts as he addresses a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 October 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
Legal
Zuma appears at prison, released under remission process

Carien du Plessis and Bhargav Acharya 11 Aug 2023

Source:
Finance
South Africa business activity contracts in June for fourth consecutive month - PMI

Bhargav Acharya 5 Jul 2023

Unions sign new wage deal with Eskom
Energy & Mining
Unions sign new wage deal with Eskom

Bhargav Acharya 19 Jun 2023

Premier Group's profits jump despite load shedding
Retail
Premier Group's profits jump despite load shedding

Tannur Anders 7 Jun 2023

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa
Legal
Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer
Energy & Mining
Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer

Bhargav Acharya 26 May 2023

Social grant recipients stand in a queue outside a post office, as joblessness takes its toll in Meadowlands, a suburb of Soweto, South Africa, 24 February 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
HR & Management
Unemployment rate rises amid power crisis

Kopano Gumbi and Bhargav Acharya 16 May 2023

Eskom losing well over R1bn a month through theft, says De Ruyter
Energy & Mining
Eskom losing well over R1bn a month through theft, says De Ruyter

Carien du Plessis 26 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters.
Finance
South African business activity contracts in March - PMI

Bhargav Acharya 5 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters.
Healthcare
Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi, Congo

Bhargav Acharya 20 Mar 2023

SAA privatisation plan at risk, Semafor reports
Logistics & Transport
SAA privatisation plan at risk, Semafor reports

27 Feb 2023

Cars drive past Nigerian national flags in Abuja, Nigeria 12 June 2021. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
Legal
Financial crime watchdog adds South Africa, Nigeria to "grey list"

Tassilo Hummel, Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 24 Feb 2023

Andre De Ruyter leaves Eskom with immediate effect
Energy & Mining
Andre De Ruyter leaves Eskom with immediate effect

Bhargav Acharya 23 Feb 2023

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim
ICT
MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

16 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.
Healthcare
Malawi cholera death toll crosses 1,300: health official

Bhargav Acharya 14 Feb 2023

Image: The logo of MTN is pictured. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
ICT
MTN, Ghana told to resolve $773m tax dispute

Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 30 Jan 2023

MTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes
ICT
MTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes

16 Jan 2023

Nersa approves 18.65% power price hike for Eskom
Energy & Mining
Nersa approves 18.65% power price hike for Eskom

Bhargav Acharya and Kopano Gumbi 13 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters/James Oatway
Manufacturing
South African factory activity expands in December - Absa PMI

Bhargav Acharya 6 Jan 2023

Botswana's former President Ian Khama returns to his seat after giving a speech during the Botswana-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Pretoria, South Africa, 11 November 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
Legal
Botswana's ex-president Khama asks court to set aside arrest warrant

Brian Benza 6 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.
Finance
Offshore investors net sellers of South African stocks

Bhargav Acharya 5 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.
Finance
South African rand flat as China Covid spike hits risk sentiment

Bhargav Acharya 29 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.
Healthcare
11 Tambo Memorial Hospital staff among the dead in tanker blast

Bhargav Acharya 28 Dec 2022

Source: rajeev ramdas via
Agriculture
SA wheat harvest forecast 1.6% lower than last year

Nelson Banya 22 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied
Retail
Steinhoff reaches agreement on extending debt maturity

Bhargav Acharya 15 Dec 2022

Gold Fields CEO to step down a month after Yamana deal failed
Energy & Mining
Gold Fields CEO to step down a month after Yamana deal failed

Bhargav Acharya and Nelson Banya 13 Dec 2022

#BestofBiz 2022: Energy & Mining
Energy & Mining
#BestofBiz 2022: Energy & Mining

12 Dec 2022

Eskom ramps up load shedding to Stage 6 as plants break down
Energy & Mining
Eskom ramps up load shedding to Stage 6 as plants break down

Bhargav Acharya 7 Dec 2022

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to National Assembly members' questions in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 3 November 2022. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo
Legal
Ramaphosa's future as president in question after misconduct report

Wendell Roelf and Alexander Winning 1 Dec 2022

A woman roasts maize cobs on the side of the road in Lawley informal settlement in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa, April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Agriculture
SA's 2022 maize harvest forecast 5.7% lower than last year

Nelson Banya 30 Nov 2022

Image source: Kindel Media from
Legal
Malawi vice president arrested over corruption, says graft watchdog

Frank Phiri and Bhargav Acharya 25 Nov 2022

Former South African president, Jacob Zuma attends a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 October 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
Legal
SCA orders Zuma back to jail after ruling medical parole unlawful

Wendell Roelf 22 Nov 2022

Kenya Airways recruits pilots as strike bites
Tourism & Travel
Kenya Airways recruits pilots as strike bites

George Obulutsa and Duncan Miriri 8 Nov 2022

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