South Africa and the region around it: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, and Botswana.
President Duma Boko says Botswana will lift its De Beers stake to 30% under a consortium buyout of Anglo American’s 85%, becoming the largest shareholder. But the figure is still being negotiated, the price reflects a shrunken company, and producer states are taking on more of the risk.
South Africa's governing party has recorded its weakest result in any election since 1994, losing ground in every metro and leaving more than 120 councils without a majority. The real contest now moves to coalition rooms, and to an ANC leadership that is openly arguing over who should pay for the defeat.
Johannesburg's Killarney Mall has officially changed ownership after Octodec completed a R397.5 million sale to AJPG Property 1. The transaction marks the departure of a long-standing property from a listed investment group and raises a bigger question: are South Africa's established shopping centres becoming opportunities for specialist investors?
Nelson Mandela and Winnie endured decades of separation, apartheid persecution and personal sacrifice. But when freedom finally came, their marriage fell apart. Their story reveals the human cost of South Africa’s liberation struggle and the complicated relationship behind one of history’s most celebrated political couples.