Last weekend’s meeting of the Group of 20 major economies in Johannesburg confounded low expectations. It had been written off as “dormant” before it began, with assumptions that the absence of the United States,

South African mobile-network operator Cell C Holdings Ltd. opened flat in its debut on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, with the continent’s top bourse on track for its best year for funds raised from initial public offerings since 2017.

Hundreds of women wearing black have gathered in a Johannesburg park to protest gender-based violence in South Africa

Walmart opened its first store in South Africa on Saturday, marking the U.S. retail giant’s debut on the African continent as it seeks a stake in a competitive market. More than a hundred shoppers que