The next time you grab a handful of cashew nuts, think that you may be holding the economic heartbeat of one tiny West African state in your hand.
Food commodity prices have now stabilised after surging early this year while a weak dollar may reduce inflationary pressures in many countries.
South African animal rights activists reacted furiously on Wednesday after a decision to allow China to import ivory from the region.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Wednesday dismissed the notion that the party’s new leadership consists of ”a bunch of leftists”.
Donors are ramping up aid to the neglected Central African Republic because they fear cross-border conflicts in Darfur and Chad could expand.
The ANC’s national working committee is believed to have recommended the removal of Balindlela for her lack of leadership in the province.
Zimbabwe’s annual rate of inflation has hit a new record high of 2,2-million percent, central bank Governor Gideon Gono said on Wednesday.
SAA said on Wednesday its full-year revenue rose 9% to R22,5-billion, but rising fuel costs posed a threat to its profitability goals.
Yu Pingju has little Olympic cheer. If the government demolishes her house, she may have to watch the Beijing Games on the street.
Gold production was severely disrupted in parts of South Africa on Wednesday as thousands of mine workers downed tools to protest rising living costs.