Robert Gumede’s Vision Group Strikes Deal to Save Tongaat Hulett
A last-minute Tongaat Hulett rescue with Robert Gumede's Vision Group and the state IDC has pulled the 134-year-old sugar company...
June 20, 2026Section
Africa & Latin America
The South Atlantic is getting busier. Brazil’s agribusiness and mining reach into Africa, BRICS ties deepen, and the two regions increasingly face the same questions – on commodities, debt, data sovereignty and great-power pressure – from opposite shores. The Rio Times covers the trade, investment and diplomatic links between Africa and Latin America, the one lens no other outlet owns. This hub gathers the stories where the Global South’s two great frontiers meet.
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Morocco Builds the Grand Stade Hassan II, Set to Be the World’s Biggest
Hassan II Stadium near Casablanca is planned for 115,000 seats ahead of the 2030 World Cup. The design, the $500...
June 20, 2026
Africa Learns to Set Its Own Price
From cocoa to fishing to finance, Africa is moving from price-taker to price-setter, coordinating across borders to keep more of...
June 19, 2026
Power Meets the Law: Africa’s Governance Ledger
A split-screen week in Africa: a former Nigerian oil minister was cleared in London while Zimbabwe's parliament voted to extend...
June 19, 2026
Bharti Airtel Moves to Take Airtel Africa Private in a $2.9 Billion Deal
Bharti Airtel will lift its Airtel Africa stake to about 79% in a $2.9 billion share swap, tightening Indian control...
June 18, 2026
US Threatens 12.5% Tariffs on Eight African Economies
US tariffs on Africa are back in focus as Washington proposes duties of up to 12.5% on eight economies over...
June 18, 2026
South Africa Lands a $1 Billion BRICS Bank Loan to Fix Its Cities
A $1 billion BRICS bank loan will help South Africa upgrade water, power, sanitation and waste services across its eight...
June 18, 2026
Cabo Verde – How a World Cup Save Turned a Tiny Nation Into a Brand Overnight
A 40-year-old goalkeeper from Cabo Verde gained millions of followers in a day, showing how a World Cup moment now...
June 17, 2026
Fifty Years After Soweto, South Africa’s Youth Fight a Battle for Jobs
The Soweto uprising 50th anniversary on June 16, 2026 finds South Africa's youth facing a 60.9% jobless rate — a...
June 16, 2026