Cheltenham Gold Cup runners, favourites and odds for 2026: Key horses to note

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the most prestigious race of the British and Irish jump-racing season and the centrepiece of the ...
The Mail & Guardian

Motsepe firms in $195m mining row

Parallel legal proceedings have unfolded in Tanzania and SA, illustrating the complexity of cross-border litigation in Africa ...
NewsDay ZimbabweOpinion

From crisis to governance: Rethinking SA’s response to undocumented migration

The persistent inflow of undocumented migrants from across the Southern African Development Community, driven by economic ...
The Business & Financial Times

Rules that attract capital: An investor view of African mining regulation and local content

By Richard Kojo GABAH Africa is back at the centre of the global mining conversation. From cobalt and copper in Central Africa to gold, lithium and manganese across West and Southern Africa, the ...
Los Angeles Times

Gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Nine people were killed and at least 10 wounded when a group of about 12 gunmen opened fire at a pub in a township ...
The New York Times

South Africa Arrests Workers Processing U.S. Refugee Applications

Seven Kenyans were detained for working in the country illegally, officials said. The arrests came amid rising tensions after the United States prioritized white Afrikaners seeking asylum. By Lynsey ...
The Hill

South African authorities raid US refugee facility

South African authorities raided a U.S. refugee facility in Johannesburg, briefly detaining U.S. staff who have been processing white Afrikaner refugees. The episode is sure to be a source of further ...
African Review

West Wits opens new gold mine in South Africa

West Wits Mining has officially commenced operations at the Qala Shallows Underground Mine, marking South Africa’s first new underground gold mine in 15 years The development represents a major step ...
The Conversation

South Africa and Pakistan: countries brought to their knees by elite capture and economic paralysis

Ngcaweni is affiliated with the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), Faculty Expert at Singapore's Chandler Governance Institute. He is Distinguished Fellow of ...
The Conversation

South Africa’s G20 presidency is over – what did it achieve for climate and clean energy in Africa?

My research is funded by public sources, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), the National Research Foundation (NRF), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Federal Ministry of Education ...
IndustriALL Global Union

African trade unions want critical minerals revenues to fund development

2 December, 2025On 1 December, trade unions representing millions of African workers in mining, energy and manufacturing industries gathered in Addis Ababa, declared that unless the new African green ...
The Africa Report

Mining: Is Barrick building a next-generation Randgold in Africa?

Under shareholder pressure, Barrick is exploring a break-up of its mining operations that could spin off its African portfolio, echoing the Randgold model it absorbed in 2019. By Louise Margolin ...