The first brief gave an overview of South Africa’s debt situation, how the loans from China fit into this, and why it is we need to look at the experiences other countries have had with Chinese debt.

“That is not RCS,” it said. “That is a scam.” In South Africa, “blacklisting” means a person’s credit score is so poor they are unable to get a loan – and certainly not a loan of R400,000. By saying ...

More than a quarter of loan accounts in Kenya have been blacklisted by credit reference bureaus (CRBs) in a soft economy where costly credit has pushed thousands of borrowers into a debt trap.

More than a quarter of loan accounts in Kenya have been blacklisted by credit reference bureaus (CRBs) in a soft economy where costly credit has pushed thousands of borrowers into a debt trap. Data ...

A new type of scam made possible through AI is making the rounds in South Africa, but customers should still be on the lookout for “classic” fraud.

Informal settlements in South Africa battle for service delivery. Are these areas a perfect fit for off-grid electrification programmes or is the solution grid-tied? Nasi Hako reports. If South Africa ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in Gauteng has called on local high schools to participate in the South African Youth Water Prize (SAYWP) competition. As the world celebrates ...

South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange ...

President Museveni has accused the World Bank of prioritising loans for 'seminars' instead of helping poor African countries address structural bottlenecks hindering their development. The Ugandan ...

Sharks and Springboks loosehead prop Ox Nche has expressed his unhappiness over World Rugby's decision to amend the scrum law from July 1. With Jasper Wiese banned for the first lot of Springboks Test ...