Africa

SA's revised Budget 2025 puts coalition government to the test; Angola aims for DRC-M23 peace talks

By Reuters

Business Maverick

Municipalities’ R107bn debt to Eskom threatens power utility’s financial sustainability

By Daily Maverick Reporter

Africa

Debt relief frameworks should be African Union’s critical focus at G20

By Jana de Kluiver for ISS Today

Business Maverick

Eskom posts record R23.9bn financial loss

By Ray Mahlaka

Business Maverick

Government’s debt relief for Eskom gives power utility some breathing space

By Ray Mahlaka

Business Maverick

Eskom bailout legislation passes in the House, with sharp politicking and gerrymandering

By Marianne Merten

Business Maverick

The temporary balm of a Budget that looks good on paper

By Sharon Wood

Business Maverick

Government comes to Eskom’s rescue by taking over R254bn of its debt 

By Ray Mahlaka

Business Maverick

If Eskom’s tariff increase is to go, its financing model needs to bite the dust too

By Dominic Brown and Jaco Oelofsen

Newsdeck

Biden tackles student debt crisis, cancels $10,000 on ‘unsustainable’ loans for millions of borrowers

By Bloomberg

World

Debt cancellation needed to help poorest countries -World Bank president

By Reuters

Africa

Covid-19 reveals the pitfalls of Chinese ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ for Africa

By Mbulle-Nziege Leonard and Tshegofatso Putu