Gordon Bell

Bureau Chief

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On The Slow And Bumpy Trail of Africa's Copper

A Cautionary Tale of Commodity Booms and Busts

June 10, 2025

June 10, 2025

A Cautionary Tale of Commodity Booms and Busts

On The Slow And Bumpy Trail of Africa's Copper

March 12, 2025

March 12, 2025

Winners and Losers in South Africa’s Reworked Budget

Shoppers in central Johannesburg

January 28, 2025

January 28, 2025

A Bloody New Chapter in a Three-Decade-Old War

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September 9, 2023

September 9, 2023

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South Africa Opposition Leader, Dies at 95

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December 1, 2022

December 1, 2022

Cash in a Sofa Risks Bringing Down a President

South African Economy Ahead of State of The Nation Address

March 18, 2022

March 18, 2022

Next Africa: The Continent Pays the Price of a European War

Fuel Shortages In Nigeria Cause Queues At Gas Stations

February 23, 2022

February 23, 2022

Highlights of South Africa’s 2022 Annual Budget

South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana Presents Budget

November 12, 2021

November 12, 2021

Old Mutual Makes Covid Vaccines Mandatory for S. African Workers

South African Banks as Nation Endures Longest Recession

November 5, 2021

November 5, 2021

Next Africa: ANC in Decline Can't Do Without Leader Ramaphosa

Record South African Fuel Prices Add to Inflationary Woes

May 22, 2021

May 22, 2021

Ethiopia Urged to Reverse Decision to Expel Correspondent

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December 31, 2020

December 31, 2020

Next Africa: Crossroads, Cocoa and Law and Order

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October 28, 2020

October 28, 2020

Highlights of South Africa’s 2020 Medium-Term Budget

An inter-ministerial team unpacks government's intervention measures on COVID-19 in South Africa

July 1, 2020

July 1, 2020

At Least 80 Die in Ethiopia Protests Over Killing of Pop Star

Minnesota Oromo Community Gathers In Reaction To Killing Of Musician And Activist Hachalu Hundessa

February 13, 2020

February 13, 2020

Zambia Banks Reap Record Profits From Government Debt

Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe GETTY Sub

January 17, 2020

January 17, 2020

Next Africa: U.S. Brokers Talks Aimed at Resolving Nile Dam Fight

December 27, 2019

December 27, 2019

Next Africa: No Clean Break for West Africa’s Colonial Currency Ties

December 3, 2019

December 3, 2019

South African Economy Shrinks in Further Hit to Government Forecasts

South Africa’s Economy Enters 70th Month of Downward Cycle

December 3, 2019

December 3, 2019

South Africa’s Economy Probably Stagnated Last Quarter

No Momentum

December 2, 2019

December 2, 2019

South African Factory Sentiment Slips Further into Contraction

Manufacture Of Glass Bottles At Nampak Ltd. Plant

September 2, 2019

September 2, 2019

South African Manufacturers Turn Pessimistic

Manufacture Of Glass Bottles At Nampak Ltd. Plant