Spain, Brazil and South Africa announced a new global coalition to tax the super-rich at the Fourth Financing for Development Conference in Seville, Spain. Oxfam said the alliance created at the UN ...

Manchester International Festival 2025 officially gets underway at 6pm today as a herd of life-sized puppet animals stampede through the streets of Manchester to launch the festival, travelling north ...

Prime Minister Modi recalled India’s support for Ghana’s development journey, particularly in capacity-building, health, education, digital technology, and renewable energy.

Ralph Ziman has always been a pacifist — so much so that he became a conscientious objector and left his home country of ...

In response to Spain, Brazil and South Africa’s new global coalition to tax the super-rich, launched today at the Fourth Financing for Development Conference in Seville, Oxfam Tax Justice Policy Lead ...

South Africa's rand and government bonds firmed on Tuesday, buoyed by investor optimism over signs of progress towards a ...

I am in South Africa on an admittedly high- income gig – a book tour. This in itself is evidence of the extraordinary income inequalities in the country. I’m travelling around a bit.

Aliko Dangote of Nigeria tops the list of the richest men in Africa, with a net worth of $23.9 billion (£18.64 bn), up from $13.9 billion (£10.84 billion) a year ago.

In terms of the overall world list, South Africa-born Elon Musk is the world’s richest person. Below, the list of the top seven richest South Africans in the world as of 5 April 2025.

Africa’s richest person in 2025, Aliko Dangote. Nassef Sawiris, an investor and scion of Egypt’s wealthiest family, is fourth, with a net worth of $9.6 billion (R176.9 billion).