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South Africa's rand flat, seen tracking global markets
South Africa's rand was flat against the dollar on Thursday, with traders and analysts expecting it to turn to global markets for...


Kansas man missing for 23 years found submerged in car
The body of a man missing since 1992 has been recovered from the driver's seat of a car submerged in a Kansas lake, authorities said on...


Modi’s rule; India’s one-man band
A YEAR ago Narendra Modi came to office promising to bring India “good times”, by which he meant jobs, prosperity and international...


Samsung; The soft succession
As he gradually takes the reins of the South Korean conglomerate, Lee Jae-yong will have an even tougher job than his father did when he...


Democracy has come to stay in West Africa, Jonathan declares
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Accra declared that democracy had come to stay in West Africa. In his valedictory speech at the...


Togo, Gambia block bid to limit presidential terms in West Africa
ACCRA, GHANA - Togo and Gambia blocked an attempt to limit presidential terms in West Africa, an official of the Economic Community of...


Obama tweets, and a million follow: 'It's Barack. Really!'
President Barack Obama sent his first tweet from his very own account on Twitter on Monday, quickly amassing a million followers in five...


Tackling Africa's illicit finance flight
This week, delegates from across the world are meeting at the University of Johannesburg to discuss financial transparency and human...


Teach all young people universal basic skills by 2030 – it will give huge boost to GDP
Ministers and education officials from a wide range of countries and international agencies are converging on Incheon in the Republic of...


Africa feels the pinch from rising oil, weaker currencies
Several African countries are suffering this year from a double-whammy of higher oil prices and weakening currencies, with Ghana and...
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