Vodacom Keeps Safaricom for Now. A Court Ruling Still Threatens Its Control
Vodacom retains control of Safaricom pending an appeal, but the court judgment has already triggered loan defaults and temporary waivers.
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South Africa’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 33.7% as Job Seekers Outpace Hiring
The third-quarter jobless rate increased even as employment grew, underscoring the difference between adding jobs and absorbing a growing labour force.
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Shoprite CEO Share Award Passes Despite 46% Ordinary-Share Opposition, With 70.91% Overall Support
Shoprite approved a special CEO share plan despite 46.19% opposition among ordinary shares. Deferred-share votes raised total support to 70.91%, reopening questions about voting power and executive pay.
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South Africa's ANC Won the Most Votes. It Still Faces a Municipal Power Test.
The ANC led the nationwide local-election vote but won no major city outright. Now coalition talks and council deadlines will determine who can govern—and deliver services.
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South Africa's Municipal Vote Is Over. Now Its Cities Need Governments
The DA led five of eight metros, but only Cape Town delivered a single-party majority. Johannesburg shows how a first-place result can still leave coalition builders short.
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USM Alger Beat Sundowns 3–1 to Win Second CAF Super Cup
Ahmed Khaldi scored and assisted as USM Alger defeated Mamelodi Sundowns in Pretoria to add the 2026 CAF Super Cup to their 2023 triumph.
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South Africa’s Local Election Count: ANC Leads as DA Gains and Coalition Stakes Grow
With results from 75.5% of voting districts in, the provisional PR ballot shows the ANC at 32.0%, ahead of the DA at 24.4%, while coalition negotiations loom.
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The Ballot and the Broken Pipe: Who Can Actually Fix a City?
When services fail, the ballot can change local leaders but not every institution controlling water, electricity and public money. South Africa reveals how accountability must follow real decisions.
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South Africa Counts Local Election Votes as ANC and DA Remain Close in Early Returns
Early November 5 returns put the ANC just ahead of the DA, but only about 12% of votes had been counted in one documented snapshot. The IEC’s ward, municipality and council tallies are not interchangeable.
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When Market Access Becomes Leverage: Who Pays for AGOA’s Proposed Exit?
Washington’s notice to remove South Africa and Rwanda from AGOA is more than a tariff story. It tests whether a development preference can remain credible when market access doubles as foreign-policy leverage.
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South Africa's 2.65 Million Special-Vote Approvals: What the Figure Actually Means
The IEC approved 2,655,067 special-vote applications and recorded preliminary participation on 2–3 November. Ordinary municipal voting began November 4, but neither those earlier figures nor queues at polling stations reveal party results.
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South Africa Deployed 510 Soldiers After Asylum-Ruling Unrest. What Did the Court Actually Decide?
The Constitutional Court removed procedural barriers to seeking asylum; it did not automatically grant refugee status. Ramaphosa's 510-person army deployment supports police in KwaZulu-Natal and is authorised through November 30.
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