GENEVA (Reuters) – Morocco won a vote on Wednesday to lead the United Nations Human Rights Council after a heated showdown with South Africa, which said Rabat’s human rights record…
By Joe Bavier JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A senior Volkswagen executive involved in a global cost-cutting strategy said on Friday he was “very worried” about the future of the company’s operations…
(Reuters) – JPMorgan in a research note on Friday said it now forecast a 0.2% decline in South Africa’s 2023 gross domestic product versus a previous forecast for 0.3% growth,…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir Putin would decide whether to attend a BRICS conference in South Africa in August closer to the time. South…
By Anait Miridzhanian and Carien du Plessis JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Ukrainian activist Oleksandra Romantsova this week suggested to South African officials that it would be better for Russian President Vladimir…
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Reserve Bank will raise interest rates for the last time in this cycle by 25 basis points on March 30, in anticipation…
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The re-election of President Cyril Ramaphosa as leader of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) party suggests continuity in economic policy, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana told…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has repealed COVID-19 restrictions on mask-wearing in indoor public spaces, limits on the size of gatherings and entry requirements at its borders, a notice in the…
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG – South African grocery and clothing retailer Pick n Pay aims to cut costs by 3 billion rand ($187 million) in the next three years and…
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY – South Africa’s biggest construction firm Wilson Bayly Holmes – Ovcon Ltd (WBHO) said it is pulling out of Australia, saying the country’s “hardline” COVID-19 response…