Global stock markets experienced significant declines on Friday, with the JSE All Share Index dropping 5. 26% due to fears of ...

Until dependency ratios shift, Africa’s large youthful population will remain the continent’s biggest barrier to growth.

The rise of right-wing populism in Europe and elsewhere should not prevent Africa from bringing reparations for transatlantic ...

No ANC president has completed two full terms; for the Mashatile faction to take over, the DA will be the fall guy in the ...

The South African rand slumped to its weakest in well over a year on Monday and local stocks extended their recent slide as ...

JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged compatriots to reject "the politics of divisiveness" ...

As scholars of African politics, we wanted to find out if African legislators actually represented their voters. We compared the results of two separate surveys conducted between 2009 and 2012 ...

JOHANNESBURG, April 4 (Reuters) - South African assets fell further on Friday as investors worried about the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs and the future of South Africa ...

Trump is dumping that misguided approach and moving from soft to hard power tactics. After all, China employs hard power in ...

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