Inner circles | South Africa
Who's who on Armscor's new board

South Africa
Main banking lobby protests against government cacophony on customs tariffs

At the Banking Association of South Africa AGM, the CEO of Standard Bank has called on politicians to stop giving conflicting economic messages.

The New Guard
South Africa, Kenya, Cameroon

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

South AfricaSechaba Thole, SANPC's new finance man

KenyaPatrick Mbelle, backing youth and the maritime economy

CameroonMeinna Gwet, the woman behind Ecobank's major financing projects

South Africa
Ramokgopa's ministry begrudgingly loses oversight of state companies

Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that responsibility for South Africa's major state companies will be transferred to the relevant ministries.

Inner circles | South Africa
Armscor leaders overwhelmed by demands of South Africa's decrepit military

South Africa's cash-starved arms procurement agency, whose largely civilian management is far removed from the realities of the military world, is struggling to deliver the overhaul the defence force desperately needs.