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Tuesday, 26 January, 2021

World Economic Forum
Davos highlights: European leaders urge Biden to extend efforts to reignite international co-operation
Ursula von der Leyen calls for US to join clampdown on Big Tech
Sunday, 24 January, 2021

Zambia
Mining deal adds to Zambian debt woes
With further payments coming due, Lusaka is under pressure to stabilise finances to secure an IMF deal
Tuesday, 19 January, 2021

Glencore
Glencore sells Zambia copper unit to state in $1.5bn deal
Miner also pulls out of Tanzania nickel project as it moves to trim long tail of assets
Sunday, 17 January, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus second wave surges across Africa
Mildly hit the first time round, the continent’s death rate has now overtaken the global average
Wednesday, 6 January, 2021

Coronavirus treatment
South African Covid variant may affect vaccine efficacy, warn scientists
Mutation reduces ability of antibodies to bind to virus and could make some shots less effective
Wednesday, 23 December, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa identified in Britain
Health minister says new strain may be more infectious than the one discovered in UK
Tuesday, 22 December, 2020

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
South Africa’s state power monopoly seeks to raise prices to avoid collapse
Fate of Eskom a priority for President Ramaphosa as power shortages roil economy
Monday, 21 December, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic
Germany and Switzerland ban flights from South Africa over Covid variant
Mutation with similarities to UK strain is believed to be driving second wave of infections
Wednesday, 9 December, 2020

McKinsey
McKinsey to repay more than $40m over South African scandal
Consultancy agrees to hand back fees from work with companies linked to alleged ‘state capture’
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Monday, 23 November, 2020

Jacob Zuma
South Africa’s Zuma faces criminal investigation
Former president’s decision to walk out of inquiry puts focus on judicial system
Thursday, 19 November, 2020

Zambia
The ‘blood, sweat and tears’ behind Zambia’s default
Debt woes illustrate how high-octane borrowing and misrule scuppered one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies
Sunday, 15 November, 2020

South Africa
South Africa seeks extradition of fugitive ‘prophet’
One of continent’s richest pastors skips bail on charges of fraud and money laundering
Wednesday, 11 November, 2020

Angola
Angola sharpens fight to recover stolen cash as debt pressure mounts
Corruption probes launched while president battles popular discontent at Africa’s biggest borrowing crisis
Tuesday, 10 November, 2020

South Africa
South African police issue arrest warrant for top ANC official
Move against Ace Magashule relates to corruption charges over his role in asbestos scandal
Tuesday, 3 November, 2020

Special ReportAfrican Banking and Finance
South Africa leans on banks to spur economic recovery
Low uptake of cheap government loans hampers lenders’ ability to revive the pandemic-hit economy
Tuesday, 3 November, 2020

Special ReportAfrican Banking and Finance
Investors electrify South African banks’ sustainability push
Green shift has profound implications for financing the region’s energy projects
Friday, 30 October, 2020

Naspers Ltd
Naspers $5bn share buyback plans signal unease with tech valuations
Dutch-listed investment arm Prosus, best known for its stake in China’s Tencent, says move is ‘a good use of capital’
Monday, 26 October, 2020

African economy
African debt to China: ‘A major drain on the poorest countries’
The biggest bilateral lender to Africa this century is hesitant on debt relief as crisis reveals fragmented nature of loans
Thursday, 22 October, 2020

Special ReportAfrican Farming & the World
Grassroots battle to commercialise South Africa’s Eastern Cape
A lack of clear land ownership rights for farmers is hampering efforts to open up the region to the wider market
Wednesday, 21 October, 2020

Anglo American PLC
Anglo American faces huge class-action lawsuit over Zambia mine
Lawyers representing more than 100,000 people file claim over historic lead poisoning
Wednesday, 14 October, 2020

Zambia
Zambia warns it is preparing for default
Africa’s second-biggest copper producer says it cannot meet payments if creditors reject plea for delay
Tuesday, 13 October, 2020

Zambia
Zambia resists Chinese pressure on arrears
Africa’s second-biggest copper producer has become a crucial test case for efforts at debt relief
Tuesday, 13 October, 2020

South Africa
Bentleys, Ferraris and high political stakes in ANC corruption battle
Long-running scandal comes to boil with South African president in struggle with party rival
Friday, 9 October, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic
Hotspots of resurgent Covid erode faith in ‘herd immunity’
Infection rates rise again in cities where some hoped a form of protection had been achieved
Sunday, 4 October, 2020

South Africa
Leadership hopeful warns South African opposition to include black majority
Mbali Ntuli aims to rebuild main rival to the African National Congress