South Africa’s economy has dramatically underperformed its emerging market peers due to poor policy, corruption, and collapsing state capacity, leaving the country far smaller, poorer, and less competitive than it should be.
Due to a decline in rail logistics, there is an overwhelming amount of heavy trucks on South African roads, which is contributing to a spike in fatal accidents.
Nestled in the heart of Stellenbosch on the vibrant Dorp Street is a shop, stocked with everything from wine to honey and hand-crafted clothing, that has been in operation for over 120 years.
South Africa’s decision to modify a plan to break up its state-owned power utility into three separate entities is encountering opposition from creditors and foreign government funders.
A new video has surfaced showing Bitou Municipality Deputy Mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi allegedly handing a firearm to her bodyguard after discharging it during a cultural celebration over the weekend.
In Umlazi, just outside Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, is a high school that has been operating for nearly 60 years and is known as one of the largest in the country by student population.
A family trust linked to South African tycoon Koos Bekker sold 2.5 billion rand ($150 million) of Naspers shares to finance the construction of hotels in South Africa, the UK and Italy.