Tag: South Africa

Nigeria excluded as Trump hosts African leaders in Washington
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Trump’s envoy arrives S’Africa amid strained bilateral ties

A conservative media critic selected by United States President Donald Trump to serve as ambassador to South Africa has arrived in the country to assume his position, according to the US embassy announcement on Tuesday. Relations between Washington and Pretoria remain fractured due to disagreements on various international and domestic matters, including South Africa’s genocide […]

Business

Swiss banking giant Banque Pictet opens office in S’Africa

Swiss private banking group Banque Pictet has opened its first office in Africa. This development marks a significant expansion for the institution as the continent’s millionaire population is projected to rise sharply over the next decade. Banque Pictet is a 220-year-old private lender. It established a representative office in South Africa after securing approval from […]

EU to criminalize AI-generated porn images, deepfakes
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Nigeria, South Africa delisted from EU high-risk countries

The European Union has removed Nigeria and South Africa from its list of High-Risk Third Country Jurisdictions, a development expected to significantly enhance financial transactions, trade and investment flows between the affected countries and the EU. South Africa’s National Treasury disclosed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday, noting that the decision was published […]

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Cookware CEO Paul van Zuydam becomes S’Africa’s latest billionaire

South Africa has welcomed a new entrant into the billionaire class with the emergence of industrialist Paul van Zuydam as a dollar-denominated billionaire. The 87-year-old owner of French cookware giant Le Creuset has joined the Forbes Real-Time Billionaire Index with an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion, becoming South Africa’s eighth dollar billionaire. Van Zuydam’s […]

News

S’African exporters shift focus to Africa amid US tariffs

South African agricultural exporters are expecting higher United States tariffs to persist as the diplomatic rift between Pretoria and Washington continues. In response, these exporters are actively seeking alternative markets on the African continent. Danie Dörfling, the head of business development at Moore Infinity, informed Business Times that liberalized trade policies could boost intra-Africa trade […]

Opinion

G20 risks collapse amid US-South Africa rift, analysts warn

Geopolitical analysts have issued a warning that the G20 may fracture into rival blocs as diplomatic tensions between the United States and South Africa reach their highest point in years. These concerns arose following Washington’s decision to exclude South Africa, an existing full member, from the 2026 G20 Summit, choosing instead to extend an invitation […]

S.Africa signs wind energy deal to ease power outages
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Ramaphosa rejects handing over G20 presidency to US without Trump’s presence

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa will not hand the next presidency of the G20 to a US embassy representative after President Donald Trump refused to attend this weekend’s summit, the South African government said Saturday. The Trump administration has boycotted the Johannesburg meeting that wraps up on Sunday and said it would send the charge […]

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Shettima departs Abuja to represent Tinubu at G20 summit in S’Africa

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G20 Leaders’ Summit scheduled to hold in Johannesburg, South Africa. This travel follows a postponement of President Tinubu’s earlier planned trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, due to the need to await further security briefings on the recent security incidents in […]

Seven banks paid N392.53bn in taxes in first half of 2024
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South Africa to tax social media influencers

The South African Revenue Service has announced that social media influencers are now included in its taxpayer segmentation model, emphasising the need for compliance with tax regulations. The agency clarified that all forms of income, whether received as cash, products, services, or travel perks, must be declared. Influencers are encouraged to report earnings from brand […]

South African auto industry suffers closures, 4,000 jobs lost
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South African auto industry suffers closures, 4,000 jobs lost

Low domestic sales, an influx of imported vehicles, and stagnant local content levels have forced 12 company closures and cost more than 4,000 jobs in South Africa’s motor industry over the past two years, Trade Minister Parks Tau said on Wednesday. Speaking at an auto parts conference, Tau noted that South Africa produced 515,850 vehicles […]

Truecaller faces South African probe over privacy breaches
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Truecaller faces South African probe over privacy breaches

The widely used caller identification app, Truecaller, is under investigation in South Africa over allegations of false blacklisting of phone numbers and potential violations of the country’s data privacy law. The Information Regulator confirmed it has received multiple complaints about the app, which allows users to identify incoming calls and block spam. Some businesses allege […]