Tag: South Africa

Ghana dethrones South Africa to become Africa’s top gold producer

June 15, 2023

Ghana has reclaimed its top position as Africa's premier gold producer, surpassing South Africa, after large-scale mining companies in the West African country increased gold ... Read More

South Africa’s gov’t sued by opposition seeking to prevent Putin’s BRICS visit

June 1, 2023

South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said that it had taken a legal action to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin would ... Read More

Georgia announces release of two seamen captured in Gabon’s seas

May 25, 2023

Two Georgian sailors captured early this month by pirates in Gabon’s territorial waters have been released from captivity, authorities of the European country announced Wednesday. ... Read More

South Africa probing US allegation of Pretoria’s secret arms sales to Russia

May 13, 2023

United States’ accusations leveled against South Africa that it had been secretly selling weapons to Russia has sent the African country’s currency tumbling to record ... Read More

Wealth Report 2023 confirms that ’Africa is not poor but impoverished’

April 27, 2023

Not all Africans are poor — this could arguably be the main message from the 2023 edition of the annual Africa Wealth Report by London-based ... Read More

Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa slowing down Africa’s growth, says World Bank

April 6, 2023

A new report by World Bank has highlighted the underperformance of Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa and other African big economies, saying they are slowing down ... Read More

As BRICS chair, South Africa Vows to advance Africa’s trade, development

April 4, 2023

South Africa will use its position as the 2023 chair of the BRICS multilateral bloc to advance the interests of African states under the theme ... Read More

Senior members of South Africa’s ruling ANC party in Russia ahead of BRICS summit in Pretoria

April 3, 2023

Several members of the top commandment of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party, ANC, have traveled to Russia at the invitation of Russia’s ruling ... Read More

ICC’s Putin arrest warrant presents dilemma for South Africa before BRICS summit

April 1, 2023

The International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued for Russian’s Vladimir Putin has put South Africa’s government between a rock and a hard place, as ... Read More

African govts seek robust crypto regulation, market stability

March 27, 2023

Home to the second most crypto-currency holders in the world, Africa is in urgent need for greater consumer protection and regulation of the crypto industry, ... Read More