Gone were the days when the West’s push for democracy and sanctions really mattered.
Graduates would make a contribution based on their salary, with the rate of tax rising across bands in much the same way that income tax already does
The renewal process should not only be limited to the party’s NEC. It should cut across provincial, regional and branch levels.
Burning global issues need to be tackled slowly and methodically, one joint at a time
The presidency has slammed the City Press report claiming the tension between Zuma and Gordhan warranted the use of separate planes.
China’s new satellite could change how we communicate, creating messages that disappear when someone tries to hack into them.
The seven economies will stop propping up coal, gas and oil by 2025. But giant greenhouse gas emitters China and India haven’t made the pledge.
The country plans to move two million poor citizens living in remote areas as an extreme measure to lift 10-million citizens out of poverty by 2020.
A growing number of Brazilian players are signing for clubs in China, which aims to be a football superpower.
The President’s brother-in-law and families connected to several other prominent Chinese politicians have been implicated in the #PanamaPapers.
Upheaval elsewhere, and particularly when it underscores the perils and pitfalls of democracy, easily becomes frontpage news in China.
Corruption charges may shake the share prices of western companies, but in China the situation is more complex.
The continent is poised to flourish – if leaders ensure the rule of law and improve services.
The country is witnessing a sexual revolution and business is booming for romantic short-stay hotels.
Adapting to the world’s second-largest economy’s changing demands is key to boosting resilience
The growing emphasis on Xi is fuelling concerns – even in the Communist Party – that China is now falling back towards a Mao-type personality cult.
Deep business ties between South Africa and China exist not because of but in spite of diplomacy.
The Africa-China summit will provide an opportunity to get a feel for how the Chinese President is responding to democratic developments in Africa.
Chinese company BoyaLife plans on supplementing China’s growing demand for beef by producing 100 000 cow embryos a year.
The fact that the largest target was about investment, not aid, illustrates Beijing’s view that investment is a positive force for development.
But the first official meeting between the two countries could backfire for the Taiwanese leader.
The growth of ethical investors feeds into the vast expansion of the country’s renewable energy.
But the Pentagon is insisting its naval provocation did not breach any international maritime laws.
Chinese and African health ministers have adopted a declaration to increase access to facilities, medication, health workers and training in Africa.
The Chinese embassy requested that the subject be introduced and will be responsible for bringing in teachers from China and training SA teachers.
Business reporter Wang Xiaolu has been paraded on Chinese state TV to make an on-air "confession" for supposedly triggering stock market chaos.
Despite South African students loving the country, China is not entirely happy with the African influx.
The horrors of Japanese camps are being told but nothing is being said of what followed.
Despite the 39% rout, dual-listed shares on the mainland are still double Hong Kong’s prices.
The detention of Wang Yu was the opening salvo in an unprecedented crackdown on China’s human rights lawyers.
Not even Black Monday’s woes could shake the buddy-buddy ties between the two economies.
Journalist António Capalandanda cast aspersions on Luanda’s Beijing ties and has now fled to Durban, seeking refuge.