THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN

A wounded Zanu PF regroups

Mugabe’s Zanu PF party is going into its annual conference limping from its severest political wounds yet. The once invincible “people’s party” suffered its first ever election loss in March and was forced into a power-sharing deal with bitter enemy, the Movement for Democratic Change.
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South Africa artist defends cartoon

Jonathan Zapiro, the South African cartoonist being sued by the president of the ruling African National Congress, says the lawsuit against him is "intimidation".
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Harmony raises nearly a billion rand

Harmony has taken advantage of the recent period of strength in South African gold equities to raise R979m through a share placement.

Namakwa Diamonds Assures Market of Strategic Review

RAPAPORT... Namakwa Diamonds released a statement Thursday saying that it is conducting a strategic review of its mining operations in the North West province of South Africa, but that no decision had been made regarding the projects. The news temporarily halted the company’s tumbling share price, which hit an all-time low of 15 pence in the early morning session on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Obama's reach in Freetown

I had been in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for almost a month. People here are huge supporters of Barack Obama. For obvious reasons, they believe American foreign policy under his leadership would prove more favorable to Africa.