Investment Forum underscores strategic partnership between the two countries

Launching its campaign on Saturday, the movement said it seeks to bring cohesiveness between South Africa's political, economic and spiritual elements.

Beleaguered former South African President Jacob Zuma has said he is ready to make a surprise return to politics by standing for a top position when the ruling African National Congress holds a conference in December.

The IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) has emerged as a key tripartite grouping for the promotion of cooperation in a range of areas.

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pledge to lessen the country’s dependency on coal energy has been green-lit, but the money promised by foreign jurisdictions is coming with more terms and conditions than expected.

A joint task force on trade and investment is to be established to expand bilateral economic ties between South Africa and the United States.

Eskom, which generates more than 90 percent of the country’s power, has struggled to meet electricity demands in South Africa for a decade.

South Africa has again urged Russia to seek a negotiated settlement to the ‘terrible’ and ‘inhumane conflict’ in Ukraine ‘that is causing terrible harm’.

South Africa is home to more than 700 000 Zimbabweans while Botswana has the second highest number of emigrants from the country, with just above 40 000, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) claims.

Amid formidable challenges facing South Africa, including an energy crisis, the latest employment figures give grounds for cautious hope, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Shell’s Exploration Plans in South Africa Halted

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) would further boost economic and trade relations between Qatar and South Africa, as well as other countries in Africa, South African ambassador Ghulam Hoosein Asmal has said.

In the next two years, South Africa will be heading to the polls for the national elections. Several analysts and early election polls predict that results would mean that political parties will have to form coalition governments.

South Africa’s only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, has frequently been in the news in 2022, all for the wrong reasons.

South Africa expects TotalEnergies SE to submit a production plan within weeks to utilize a prolific offshore gas discovery that will form a key part of increasing investment in the sector.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Cambodia, the Philippines, and other South African countries in the coming week, the State Department said on Friday.

The ruling African National Congress is considering forming a second state-owned power utility to challenge Eskom’s monopoly in the country, says president Cyril Ramaphosa.

The opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters said it would seek President Ramaphosa's impeachment in the Parliament.

Top business and government officials have warned that South Africa is set to face a repeat of the July 2021 riots as very little has been done to address the issues facing the country over the last year.

South Africa is reeling in shock from a spate of weekend bar shootings in which armed men burst into three taverns and opened fire indiscriminately, killing 21 people in total.