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South Africa's parastatals face growing turmoil

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SOUTH AFRICA

This comes amid reports that the state-owned airline will shortly receive a 10-billion-rand (760-million-dollar) bailout from the government, with almost 7 billion rand in debts…

China ties help South African leader's political aims

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SOUTH AFRICA/CHINA

The outlook for South Africa-China relations.

South African foreign policy will see cosmetic changes

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African foreign policy.

South African monopoly plan faces competing interests

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SOUTH AFRICA

The proposed overhaul, prompted in part by populist sentiment against so-called ‘white monopoly capital’, aims to facilitate competition and open the economy to smaller…

Immigration to linger as South African flashpoint

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SOUTH AFRICA

President Jacob Zuma cancelled a state visit to Indonesia to lead government efforts against the violence. However, popular perceptions of uncontrollable inflows linked state…

South African SOE reforms unlikely under Zuma

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for South Africa's state-owned enterprises.

South Africa's minerals bill could prompt legal battle

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SOUTH AFRICA

The government's persistence in revising the Mining Charter, despite claims by industry that the process of developing the amendments was not inclusive.

South Africa's Eskom faces formidable reform tests

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SOUTH AFRICA

The appointment follows Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan's reconstitution of the Eskom board in January, aimed at restoring credible governance to the utility, which…

South Africa mining sector restructuring will hasten

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SOUTH AFRICA

The threat of future strikes is a blow to government attempts to address investor unease, which it is seeking to do by soothing tensions between unions and miners, and improving…

Purges will hamper South Africa's anti-graft agencies

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SOUTH AFRICA

Dismissals in South Africa's anti-graft agencies.