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New AU chair shows regional dynamics will persist

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AFRICAN UNION

The AU Commission is effectively the secretariat of the AU. It has significantly less influence than the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which determines AU policy…

South African treasury changes may undermine targets

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SOUTH AFRICA

Since Gigaba controversially replaced Pravin Gordhan in March, the National Treasury has made a series of key personnel changes, including the position of chief procurement…

Cities will be South Africa's key vote battlegrounds

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for municipal elections in South Africa.

Leadership, labour woes to hurt South Africa mining

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SOUTH AFRICA

The gold sector has so far avoided strikes (NUM concluded a wage agreement affecting two firms on October 2), unlike the wider mining sector. Government policies and support…

Macron's Africa outreach will need time to bear fruit

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AFRICA

He continued with a trip to South Africa on May 28 and had earlier in May hosted a summit for African heads of state. Macron has sought to broaden French engagement beyond the…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa will stress good governance

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SOUTH AFRICA

Ramaphosa appointed established individuals to the key finance and public enterprises portfolios while removing several figures associated with his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, and…

Improved African infrastructure will be key to growth

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AFRICA

Infrastructure outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Ramaphosa will face key period for reform progress

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SOUTH AFRICA

Ramaphosa's reform challenges.

South Africa faces long-term threats to stability

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SOUTH AFRICA

This reflects concerns over systemic corruption, high-level impunity, ruling party dysfunction, growing criminality and violence and infrastructure failures, among other…

Ramaphosa will ward off leadership challengers

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SOUTH AFRICA

In it, she took aim at high-level judges and politicians using terms such as "mentally colonised Africans" and attacked what she called a "neo-liberal constitution" of "foreign…