International News
At China-Africa summit, officials dismiss debt criticism
By: News24Wire 5th September 2018 Chinese and African officials have rejected criticism of Beijing's development projects on the continent as they ended a summit that included a... →
China says its funding helps Africa develop, not stack up debt
By: Reuters 4th September 2018 China is helping Africa develop, not pile up debt, a top Chinese official said on Tuesday, as the government pushes back against criticism it is... →
eSwatini king boycotts FOCAC following diplomatic spat
By: African News Agency 4th September 2018 King Mswati III of eSwatini has boycotted the two-day Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit - which kicked off in the Chinese capital... →
China's Xi says no strings attached to funds for Africa
By: Reuters 3rd September 2018 Chinese funds are not for "vanity projects" in Africa but are to build infrastructure that can remove development bottlenecks, Chinese President Xi... →
Emerging markets including SA feel the pressure as Turkish lira, Argentina's peso tumble
By: African News Agency 31st August 2018 The crisis in Turkey, which saw the lira currency tumble over five percent on Thursday, and a similar fall in Argentina's peso are having a... →
PM May says Britain committed to free trade with Kenya after Brexit
By: Reuters 30th August 2018 Britain is committed to continuing free trade with Kenya after it leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said during a visit to... →
Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa names team to probe soldiers' role in post-election violence
By: Reuters 30th August 2018 Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday named a commission including a South African ex-president and a British human rights lawyer to... →
South African farmers play chicken with Trump tariffs
By: Reuters 29th August 2018 Herman Pretorius is just the kind of white South African farmer US President Donald Trump expressed concern for when he barged into the country's... →
