Senegal denies covertly borrowing 650 mn euros to avoid default
Dakar – Debt-laden Senegal has denied a report in the Financial Times that it covertly borrowed 650 million euros... Read more
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2026 Budget: 10 key takeaways as debt stabilises and reforms accelerate
Cape Town – Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled the 2026 Budget on Wednesday, declaring a fiscal turning point as... Read more
26 Feb
SA’s rising debt era over? – Minister claims turning point
Cape Town – Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday said the country’s debt burden is stabilising for the first time... Read more
26 Feb
Senegal PM says country’s debt is ‘sustainable’, no restructuring needed
Dakar – Senegal’s prime minister insisted on Thursday that his country’s substantial debt was “sustainable”, in a press conference... Read more
9 Jan
Africa’s $31tn debt crisis under spotlight as G20 meets in Johannesburg
Johannesburg – South Africa hosts the first G20 summit on African soil this weekend, with a debt crisis strangling many... Read more
19 Nov, 2025
Africa has a debt crisis: momentum from G20 in South Africa can help find solutions
Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria The end of South Africa’s G20 presidency does not mean the end of its... Read more
19 Nov, 2025
Betting fever sweeps SA: R1.5-trillion wagered as families sink in debt
Cape Town – South Africa’s gambling sector has ballooned into a national phenomenon — one that regulators, politicians and... Read more
21 Oct, 2025
No money, no degree: SA students face registration clampdown
Cape Town – South Africa’s higher education sector is facing a financial crisis as universities struggle to manage escalating... Read more
21 Oct, 2025
SABC on the brink — Parliament warns national broadcaster faces ‘imminent collapse’
Cape Town – Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications has warned that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is facing... Read more
9 Sep, 2025
World Bank lifts lending freeze over Uganda anti-LGBTQ law
Nairobi – The World Bank is lifting a freeze on lending to Uganda it put in place in response to... Read more
5 Jun, 2025
