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South Africa’s national airline faces key reform test

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SOUTH AFRICA

SAA business rescue.

South Africa's SAA points to wider reform headaches

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SOUTH AFRICA

Uncertainty persists over SAA’s turnaround strategy, as well as that for other ailing SOEs including arms manufacturer Denel and the Land Bank. Operational problems at troubled…

FATF will strengthen its international recommendations

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INTERNATIONAL

The FATF sets international standards in anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). Problematic jurisdictions can be placed on either a 'grey' or a…

South Africa will struggle to tame xenophobic violence

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SOUTH AFRICA

Some twelve people have now been killed in related unrest over the past week, principally in Gauteng province, with over 400 individuals arrested. Foreign-born Africans and their…

Transport troubles to dampen South Africa productivity

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SOUTH AFRICA

Governance woes at the agency reflect broader difficulties facing reforms aiming to improve and expand the strained transport system.

Wage talks aggravate South Africa’s Eskom reform woes

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SOUTH AFRICA

The contest over wages is a proxy for unions’ broader resistance to the turnaround plan to address Eskom’s parlous financial and operational situation. The outcome will affect…

Africa contingent liabilities pose hidden fiscal risks

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AFRICA

The risks posed by contingent state liabilities in Africa.

New African air carriers will struggle for takeoff

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AFRICA

African carriers.

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.