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South Africa pushing to deport more undocumented migrants

South Africa is pushing to deport more undocumented migrants who compete with citizens for jobs in an economy with one of the highest unemployment rates globally, the minister overseeing the program s...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 October 2025

AFRICA BUSINESS

Push to scrap BEE in South Africa

South Africa's Democratic Alliance took aim at the country's black economic empowerment (BEE) laws, setting up a clash with the African National Congress with which it serves in an uneasy governing co...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 October 2025

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SA decry 'non-existent' Beitbridge border post security

In a stark assessment, the South African Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCOD) and the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) have expressed grave concern over border secu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 October 2025

AFRICA BUSINESS

South Africa still a junk economy

South Africa's gradual structural reforms are breathing life into the economy, but aren't sufficient to lift the growth rate to the government's 3.5% target, according to Moody's Ratings.Africa's lar...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 October 2025

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Former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga dies

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, a source in Odinga's office told Reuters on Wednesday, without giving further details.Indian newspaper Mathrubhumi earlier reporte...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 October 2025

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SA businessman acquitted in US$17,000 fraud case

A Bulawayo magistrate has acquitted South African businessman Johnny Herman Saaiman, who had been accused of defrauding three companies of US$17,000 in a failed grocery supply deal.Magistrate Mr Mark...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 October 2025

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ZEP extension faces pushback

The South African government has extended the validity of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) until May 28, 2027, a move that has sparked criticism from political parties and debate over immigratio...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 October 2025

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Mali imposes $10,000 visa bond on US visitors

Mali has announced that US nationals visiting the West African country will be required to post a bond of up to $10,000 (£7,500) for business and tourist visas, in response to a similar requirement t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 October 2025

AFRICA BUSINESS

Botswana enforces new 24% local ownership rule

Botswana has enforced a new rule requiring mining companies to sell a 24 percent stake in new concessions to local investors if the government chooses not to buy the stake, its mines ministry said on...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 October 2025

AFRICA BUSINESS

Starlink plans to go big in South Africa

Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by SpaceX, has announced its plans to launch services in South Africa, with an investment of R2.5-billion, while committing to comply with the country's...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 October 2025

AFRICA NEWS

Mnangagwa assumes Comesa vice chairmanship

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned to Harare from Nairobi, Kenya, after attending the 24th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit, where Zimbabwe assumed the bloc's vic...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 October 2025

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Foundation welcomes extension of Zimbabwe Permits

The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has welcomed the decision by Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber to extend the validity of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) and the Lesotho Exemption Permit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 October 2025

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Kieswetter threatens Lucky Montana

In an escalation of tensions between former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) CEO Lucky Montana and the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Montana has vowed not to be intimidated by SA...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 October 2025

AFRICA BUSINESS

Eskom staff demand 15% pay increase

The biggest union at Eskom is demanding a wage increase of as much as 15% ahead of negotiations that are set to begin.The National Union of Mineworkers, representing about 15,000 employees at the sta...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 October 2025

AFRICA BUSINESS

Makate, Vodacom Please Call Me case back in court

Vodacom and Nkosana Kenneth Makate will return to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on 18 November 2025 for a re-hearing of the mobile operator's challenge to a 2022 ruling of the Pretoria High Court...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 October 2025

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Viral clip claims Dudula President has Zimbabwean roots

A viral video circulating on social media has ignited widespread debate after appearing to show Operation Dudula president Zandile Dabula admitting that her parents are from Zimbabwe.In the short cl...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 October 2025

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South Africa ripe for a coup

Recent developments within South Africa's military and government circles, combined with warnings from national intelligence, suggest the country may be facing a precarious period of political instabi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 October 2025

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South African ambassador falls to death from Paris hotel room

South Africa's ambassador to France has been found dead after falling from the 22nd floor of his hotel.Emmanuel Nkosinathi Mthethwa, who was reported missing on Monday, was found dead "right next to"...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 September 2025

AFRICA BUSINESS

Great news for interest rates in South Africa

Following a surprise drop in inflation in August, some economists believe South Africa could see two more cuts to interest rates this year - with the first potentially hitting tomorrow.According to In...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 September 2025

AFRICA BUSINESS

US Senate tables second bill targeting SA

The United States Senate has introduced a new bill seeking to overhaul Washington's relationship with South Africa, impose sanctions on ruling party officials, and terminate Pretoria's access to the A...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 September 2025

AFRICA NEWS

Ramaphosa posts explicit videos on X

President Cyril Ramaphosa's official X account (@CyrilRamaphosa) briefly published explicit videos on Friday during his oversight visit to the North West province, sparking a social media uproar and f...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2025

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ZEP holders face renewed uncertainty

As the November 2025 expiry date for the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) approaches, thousands of Zimbabwean nationals in South Africa are once again facing an uncertain future, with government yet t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 September 2025

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Is Southern Africa a hub for organised crime?

A new report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime has ranked Southern Africa as one of the world's most significant hubs for illicit trade.The study highlights the region's c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 September 2025

AFRICA NEWS

Botswana clinics run out of medicine

Botswana's President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency on Monday, saying the national medical supply chain had failed, leaving hospitals and clinics short of medicine and other vital stoc...

By Reuters | Published: 26 August 2025

AFRICA NEWS

Nyokayemabhunu's court case postponed to September

The immigration case of Zimbabwean social media personality Wellington Masiwa, popularly known as Nyokayemabhunu, has been postponed to 10 September 2025 after prosecutors told the court they were not...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 August 2025
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