South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday appointed Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu as the new commissioner of the South ...

Ethiopia's more than 20-year quest to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) is set to come to fruition this year – part of ...

By Easter 2026 it was still not clear when – or how – the war initiated by Israel and the US against Iran would end. But what ...

This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under ...

African economies face the risk of a sharper growth slowdown this year if the war in the Middle East drags on, with prolonged ...

The South African rand fell more than 1% in early trade on Thursday, after US President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive ...

The publication of the Employment Laws Amendment Bill, 2025 and the Labour Relations Amendment Bill, 2025 on 26 February 2026 ...

Government and allied forces in Burkina Faso have killed more than twice as many civilians as Islamist militants have since ...

African governments have imposed sharp fuel price increases as the Iran war sends global oil prices surging and threatens to ...

The discussion about the future of South Africa's domestic oil refinery fleet is a long and complicated one. It has naturally ...

Oil prices surged and global equity and bond markets recoiled again on Thursday after US President Donald Trump dashed hopes ...

A nationally representative survey of South African smokers confirms that illegal cigarettes made up roughly 60% of the total ...