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The Norval Foundation, in partnership with The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF), has announced the finalists for the 2025 Norval Sovereign African Art Prize (NSAAP), an esteemed annual award recognizing outstanding contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora. This year’s prize, generously sponsored by global investment manager Schroders, highlights 29 exceptional artists from 18 African countries. […]
...South Africa South Africa is located at Africa’s southern tip and has 2,798 km of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It borders Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland. Lesotho is a country completely surrounded by South Africa. South Africa has diverse cultures and languages with eleven officially recognized languages in the constitution. Two originated […]
...The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), one of South Africa’s opposition parties, has filed a case in the Constitutional Court to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the alleged “Farmgate” scandal. The controversy involves the alleged theft of millions of dollars hidden in furniture at Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm, as revealed by a […]
...The African National Congress (ANC) has affirmed its decision to expel former leader Jacob Zuma, rejecting his appeal to overturn the expulsion. The party had expelled Zuma in July for establishing a rival political party, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), which had challenged the ANC during the general elections in May. He appealed his expulsion last […]
...The ILI-South African Centre for Excellence (ILI-SACE) is delighted to host a Gala in honor of Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.), who will be presented its inaugural ILI-SACE Lifetime Impact Award on Thursday October 17, 2024. The event will take place at Jones Day in Washington, DC. The ILI-SACE is a Johannesburg-based affiliate of the […]
...By Michael Dodd, Senior Fund Analyst at Morningstar SA South African investors saw fund fees continue to trend lower in 2023. The trend of declining fund fees is one that is observable and consistent across most global markets. Both in South Africa and globally there are several factors that have played a role in lowering […]
...BCX, a leading South African ICT company, has successfully completed a multi-million Rand, three-year transformation of its core network infrastructure, significantly strengthening the country’s digital economy. This article showcases how BCX tackled the challenges of outdated infrastructure to provide businesses with the agility, reliability, and scalability essential for thriving in a cloud-first environment. Bob Lafite […]
...Collaboration with government, civil society and NGOs undertaken in-country to kickstart youth-based projects that will help young people’s futures Johannesburg: Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability, and Professionalism (LEAP) Africa, a leading non-profit organization committed to leadership development and youth empowerment in Africa announced at a recent stakeholder and press conference in Johannesburg on 7 August the launch of […]
...Andersen Global has added valuation capabilities in Africa and strengthened its overall regional coverage through the addition of two new collaborating firms – Nelson Thorpe Alonge in Nigeria, and Valeo Capital in South Africa. These additions mark Andersen’s first valuation service offerings in Africa, adding to the firm’s global valuation service offerings in North America, […]
...South Africa will conduct its next national election on May 29 and, based on the current poll numbers, the African National Congress will likely lose its majority after three decades. For the first time since apartheid, there is a possibility that the coalition government will take over power. In casting their votes, South Africans will […]
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