In South Africa, the interest rates decisions are taken by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The official interest rate is the repo rate. This is the rate at ...

For example, when it comes to health, South Africa’s Minister of Health Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi spoke of the “existing gross inequalities in the health status of people between developed and ...

When renewal discussions resume, South Africa will likely be a target for criticism. "South Africa has been under constant threat of suspension from Agoa for more than two years," Peter Fabricius ...

In a momentous shift, South Africa’s liberation party, the ANC, lost its majority, leading to the formation of a centrist coalition of 11 parties, seven with cabinet appointments. In Namibia’s ...

The party also says the law will not help resolve the contentious issue of land restitution in South Africa.

Days earlier in the South African town of Magaliesburg ... Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica The Malian was the first black African to ...