Restaurants, salons to reopen amid coronavirus surge

Mike Cohen And Paul Vecchiatto|Published

South Africa will ease lockdown rules for a third time since imposing them in March and allow a range of businesses to reopen.

Migrant worker exodus undermines South Africa virus lockdown

Mike Cohen And Paul Vecchiatto|Published

Migrant workers in Gauteng, South Africa?s economic hub and the epicenter of the nation?s coronavirus outbreak, are heading home in droves.

WATCH: A closer look at Cyril Ramaphosa's overhaul of the SA energy industry

Mike Cohen And Paul Vecchiatto|Published

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced sweeping changes to the nation?s electricity industry to address energy shortages.

Farmers' group, unions blast South African land seizure plan

Mike Cohen And Paul Vecchiatto|Published

Agri SA slammed the ruling party?s plans to change the constitution to make it easier to expropriate land without compensation.

Stalled nuclear plan exposes Zuma’s waning power

Mike Cohen And Paul Vecchiatto|Published

South Africa’s decision to stall plans championed by President Jacob Zuma to build nuclear plants exposes his waning authority.

Gordhan sees no need for bank probe

Mike Cohen And Paul Vecchiatto|Published

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says his ministry sees no need for a judicial inquiry into SA’s banking oversight bodies.

Billionaire Wiese positive on Africa

Mike Cohen And Paul Vecchiatto|Published

Christo Wiese says companies looking to tap the spending power of Africa’s 1. 2 billion consumers must stick around and have deep pockets.

S&P verdict on SA ‘strengthens Gordhan’

Mike Cohen And Paul Vecchiatto|Published

Jacob Zuma and Pravin Gordhan are at odds over several key issues - but analysts say the finance minister is in a stronger position after S&P’s ratings review.

Gloves off in SA power struggle?

Mike Cohen And Paul Vecchiatto|Published

Analysts believe a power struggle between Jacob Zuma and Pravin Gordhan over control of the Treasury is approaching a tipping point.

Protests a wake-up call for ANC?

Mike Cohen And Paul Vecchiatto|Published

While the ANC has won more than 60% of the vote in every SA election since 1994, public anger is mounting over the jobless rate.