Ana Monteiro

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa's ruling party looks set to lose its outright majority in national elections for the first time since 1994, while support for the populist Economic Freedom Fighters may rise, an Ipsos poll found.

In all three scenarios outlining high, medium and low voter turnout, the African National Congress would garner less than 47% of votes, suggesting it would need a coalition with a smaller party to form a government, Ipsos said.

South Africa is world's second-biggest exporter of citrus Service by No. 5 container carrier set to start in May

Anglo American Platinum Ltd. has proposed a restructure of its business that may affect about 3,700 jobs across its South African operations.

Ana Monteiro and William Clowes · (Bloomberg) -- Anglo American Platinum Ltd. has proposed a restructuring that may affect more than

Kenya and Haiti signed a pact that will enable the East African nation to send 1,000 police officers to the island as part of a bid by donors to stop the country's slide deeper into lawlessness.

Sudan's war has put food security at risk for 25 million people across Sudan, South Sudan, and Chad, making it the biggest hunger crisis worldwide, World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain said, calling for unimpeded access and more funding to help communities.

South Africa needs to manage “new and emerging” threats to the economy such as breakdowns in parts of its national water system, with taps running dry from Mbombela in the east of the country to the south of Johannesburg, the head of a key business-lobby group said.

US senators introduced a bill to extend the nation's trade program with about 40 sub-Saharan African nations until 2041, helping them maintain duty-free access to the world's biggest economy.

Extension to provide certainty to businesses, boost investment. By Ana Monteiro, Bloomberg 13 Apr 2024