Century-Old South African Smelter Nears Closure Over Power Price, Risking 350 Jobs
South African smelter tariff costs have risen over 900% since 2008, pushing a century-old ferrochrome plant toward closure and putting...
August 11, 2026In-depth, primary-source analysis of the global stories that move emerging markets – Africa, Asia, Europe and North America – each decoded through a Latin American and Global South lens. The Rio Times reads the original documents and shows the math. This hub gathers our deep analysis of the world beyond Latin America; for our Latin America long-form work, see the In-Depth section.
South African smelter tariff costs have risen over 900% since 2008, pushing a century-old ferrochrome plant toward closure and putting...
August 11, 2026
Nigeria’s regulator NERC dissolved the Kaduna Electric board on 10 August 2026 over N456.5 billion in market debt, appointing an...
August 11, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 10: American shares closed at a record after their best week since April,...
August 10, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 10: Western Europe recorded its warmest June and July ever, the Rhine, Danube and Seine...
August 10, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 10: Southeast Asia is bidding for the same chip capital as Mexico and Brazil, China...
August 10, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 10: DR Congo is testing its cobalt exports for uranium after an investigation alleged thousands...
August 10, 2026
Global economy: Gold surged past $4,340 and silver jumped nearly 3% as US bond yields retreated and the dollar index...
August 10, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief August 8: a Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact, Typhoon Dolphin closing Chinese ports, and SK Hynix betting US$38 billion...
August 8, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief August 8: Spain and Italy now check each other's borders, a drone explodes in Bulgaria, and Italy...
August 8, 2026