Carien Du Plessis

6 days ago | theafricareport.com | Julian Pecquet |Carien Du Plessis |in Johannesburg

Business tycoon and Confederation of African Football (CAF) chief Patrice Motsepe sidestepped questions from The Africa Report about his South African presidential ambitions when approached on the sidelines of the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles. “Let’s focus on this exciting announcement,” he said on Wednesday, after unveiling a $1m prize for this year’s Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize. Get full access to The Africa Report

1 week ago | theafricareport.com | Carien Du Plessis |in Johannesburg

Lobbyists within South Africa‘s largest political party, the African National Congress (ANC), have approached businessman Patrice Motsepe to run for party president at its December 2027 conference. Motsepe is said to be open to the idea. “He wants it, but the question is how will he do it,” an ANC official told The Africa Report this week. “He hasn’t really been active in politics.” Get full access to The Africa Report

1 week ago | theafricareport.com | Carien Du Plessis |in Johannesburg

South Africa’s finance minister Enoch Godongwana will table a third attempt at a national budget, even as some political parties call for his dismissal. Parliament is set to consider a revised national budget following political fallout in the fragile governing coalition and a court ruling that halted the previous version. Godongwana’s latest attempt comes after an urgent and unprecedented court order stopped him from implementing a 0.5% value-added tax (VAT) hike on 1 May.

2 weeks ago | jeuneafrique.com | Carien Du Plessis

Publié le 26 avril 2025 Lecture : 5 minutes. Fichier généré le Djibouti est connu pour accueillir huit bases militaires, dont celles des États-Unis et de la Chine. Petit à petit, le pays se fait un nom dans un autre domaine mais pour les mêmes raisons : au cours des quinze dernières années, il est devenu une plaque tournante où atterrissent les câbles de données sous-marins. Comme pour les bases militaires, son positionnement stratégique et sa stabilité sont

2 weeks ago | theafricareport.com | Carien Du Plessis |in Pretoria

Ukraine is not pursuing “exclusive relations” with African countries, but it would like to establish economic and humanitarian links that will see both sides thrive, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. “We are not pretending to be exclusive,” he told a media briefing at the Union Buildings during a working visit to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. “We are trying to have good bilateral relations with your country.” Get full access to The Africa Report