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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…

Kenya-South Africa airline merger may stabilise sector

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KENYA-SOUTH AFRICA

One of the items reportedly on the agenda was a proposed partnership between the two countries’ ailing national carriers, South Africa Airways (SAA) and Kenya Airways (KQ), in an…

Police woes to exacerbate South Africa's crime problem

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for crime and policing in South Africa.

South Africa will tread water with 'austerity' budget

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SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa's national budget.

Water crisis could threaten South Africa’s opposition

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SOUTH AFRICA

The Democratic Alliance (DA), the main national opposition, runs both the Western Cape provincial government and the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality but has been…

South Africa debt crisis threatens municipal solvency

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SOUTH AFRICA

Until recently, worsening indicators were confined to small-town and rural areas, but now, as the report highlights, the problem has spread to major metropolitan local government…

Caution will shape Africa property investment outlook

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AFRICA

Outlook for the commercial property sector in Africa.

South Africa's ANC may tighten black empowerment rules

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SOUTH AFRICA

AA forms a core part of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) -- a policy designed to address the racial inequalities inherited from the apartheid era. It is politically popular, but…

Africa contingent liabilities pose hidden fiscal risks

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AFRICA

The risks posed by contingent state liabilities in Africa.

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…