South Africa's deputy Central Bank governor expressed concern on Thursday over the impact of interest rate carry trades on the rand and said that the phenomenon could constitute a big challenge in...
Togo's Constitutional Court on Thursday confirmed incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe's victory in a March 4 election that opposition leaders said was rigged.
South Africa is encouraged by progress made in Zimbabwe's power-sharing talks, brokered by President Jacob Zuma and aimed at ending a political crisis that has led to economic ruin, his...
Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are likely to conclude next week that it will take a political miracle to agree a new trade deal this year, consigning yet another Doha Round deadline...
A company partly owned by Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda was allegedly unlawfully awarded a R67,8-million tender by the Gauteng roads and transport department, the Democratic Alliance (DA)...
Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will send a list of ministerial nominees for Senate approval by early next week and is likely to reappoint around half the Cabinet, a Presidency source...
Sub-Saharan African economies will rebound this year, growing by about 3,8%, but their recovery will be slower than in other developing nations because of a reliance on commodities, the World Bank...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) unveiled a €6-million (R61,2-million) joint technical assistance programme on Thursday, which has been...