A South African app that links households with domestic workers is reeling, delivery drivers are fleeing, and a key textile hub has lost workers as anti-migrant protests push tens of thousands of people to leave the country, sending tremors through a strained economy.
A South African app that links households with domestic workers is reeling, delivery drivers are fleeing, and a key textile hub has lost workers as anti-migrant protests push tens of thousands of people to leave the country, sending tremors through a strained economy.
South Africa processed almost 53,500 foreign nationals for deportation or voluntary repatriation since last month, as the authorities act on pledges to speed up removals while warning vigilante groups to stop conducting illegal searches for undocumented foreigners.
South Africa processed almost 53,500 foreign nationals for deportation or voluntary repatriation since last month, as the authorities act on pledges to speed up removals while warning vigilante groups to stop conducting illegal searches for undocumented foreigners.
Zimbabweans returning from South Africa wait beside their luggage for onward transport home on July 10, 2026, as a convoy of buses carrying repatriated Malawian migrants passes through Zimbabwe on the road from Beitbridge. According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Zimbabwe, government figures show that between May 28 and July 5, some 73,678 Zimbabweans returned from South Africa. Of these, 54,630 repatriated themselves while 19,048 were assisted through government programmes. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP via Getty Images)
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is working with the Democratic Republic of Congo to speed overdue payments to striking Ebola responders as the labor dispute threatens efforts to contain the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the deadly disease.
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is working with the Democratic Republic of Congo to speed overdue payments to striking Ebola responders as the labor dispute threatens efforts to contain the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the deadly disease.
Workers wearing protective equipment visit a patient in an isolation unit at an Ebola treatment center in Monigi, Congo on June 2.
South Africa is preparing for a possible Ebola outbreak as the virus continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo, underscoring concerns that the continent’s busiest travel hubs may eventually import cases.
South Africa is preparing for a possible Ebola outbreak as the virus continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo, underscoring concerns that the continent’s busiest travel hubs may eventually import cases.
A health worker takes a woman's temperature during Ebola screening efforts in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in June.
South Africa’s online grocery battle is entering a new phase where the competition is no longer just about delivering groceries faster, but rather about making shopping itself almost disappear.
South Africa’s online grocery battle is entering a new phase where the competition is no longer just about delivering groceries faster, but rather about making shopping itself almost disappear.
Workers at the newly opened Riverfields Distribution Centre operated by Shoprite Holdings Ltd. in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. The new center stocks over 16,000 products and serves over 500 of the group's supermarkets including Checkers and Usave.
Three people exposed to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been traced to a province bordering South Sudan, increasing the chances the virus could spill into one of the world’s most fragile states.
Three people exposed to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been traced to a province bordering South Sudan, increasing the chances the virus could spill into one of the world’s most fragile states.
A doctor moves through the isolated red zone to monitor patients, provide medical care, and ensure sanitation of the Ebola Treatment Center in Munigi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
South Africa’s Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. fell after it delayed a key turnaround target by a year, tempering optimism that had driven the grocer’s stock higher ahead of the results.
South Africa’s Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. fell after it delayed a key turnaround target by a year, tempering optimism that had driven the grocer’s stock higher ahead of the results.
A customer shops for vegetables inside a new Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. QualiSave supermarket in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Pick n Pay in May said it was revamping stores, targeting 3 billion rand ($181 million) of savings and seeking to be clearer in how it approached different target markets.
Congo suspended flights to the eastern city of Bunia and regional health ministers warned of escalating cross-border risks from Ebola as the outbreak spread across three provinces and overwhelmed contact-tracing efforts.
Congo suspended flights to the eastern city of Bunia and regional health ministers warned of escalating cross-border risks from Ebola as the outbreak spread across three provinces and overwhelmed contact-tracing efforts.
An Ebola treatment center in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 19. Photographer: Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Photo
An Ebola case detected in Goma, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city seized by Rwanda-backed rebels last year, is highlighting how conflict and decrepit infrastructure could hamper efforts to contain the virus.
An Ebola case detected in Goma, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city seized by Rwanda-backed rebels last year, is highlighting how conflict and decrepit infrastructure could hamper efforts to contain the virus.
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, seeking to mobilize support against a rare virus strain that likely has spread for weeks undetected and has no approved vaccine or treatment.
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, seeking to mobilize support against a rare virus strain that likely has spread for weeks undetected and has no approved vaccine or treatment.
The entrance of CBCA Virunga General Hospital, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 17, 2026.
A rare strain of Ebola with no approved vaccine or treatment circulated undetected for weeks in conflict-hit northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo before killing at least 87 people.
A rare strain of Ebola with no approved vaccine or treatment circulated undetected for weeks in conflict-hit northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo before killing at least 87 people.
The logo for the World Health Organization (WHO) OpenWHO app. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has begun sailing toward Spain’s Canary Islands after evacuating three people, with two already arriving in the Netherlands for treatment, its operator said.
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has begun sailing toward Spain’s Canary Islands after evacuating three people, with two already arriving in the Netherlands for treatment, its operator said.
This photograph shows a view of a convoy of ambulances allegedly carrying at least one of the passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius believed to be infected with hantavirus escorted by Dutch police on motorcycles as it arrives near Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) in Leiden on May 6, 2026. The Dutch-flagged ship has been at the centre of an international health scare since last weekend, when the UN's health agency was informed that three passengers had died and the suspected cause was hantavirus. The rare disease is usually spread from infected rodents, typically through urine, droppings and saliva. (Photo by Josh Walet / ANP / AFP via Getty Images) / Netherlands OUT
After almost a century of operating in South Africa, Coca-Cola Co. is deepening its investment in the market with a fresh 17.6 billion-rand ($1 billion) commitment to expand capacity and distribution through 2030.
After almost a century of operating in South Africa, Coca-Cola Co. is deepening its investment in the market with a fresh 17.6 billion-rand ($1 billion) commitment to expand capacity and distribution through 2030.
Cans of cherry Coca-Cola for sale at a store in Miami Beach, Florida, US, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. Coca-Cola Co. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 10. Photographer Zak Bennett/Bloomberg Photographer: Zak Bennett/Bloomberg
Pepkor Holdings Ltd. hired Merwe Scholtz to lead a new banking push as Africa’s largest clothing and mobile phone retailer prepares to launch an independent lender as early as next year.
Pepkor Holdings Ltd. hired Merwe Scholtz to lead a new banking push as Africa’s largest clothing and mobile phone retailer prepares to launch an independent lender as early as next year.
South Africa approved new import taxes to protect its steel industry after a probe found that cheap imports of some products from China and Thailand unfairly undercut local manufacturers.
South Africa approved new import taxes to protect its steel industry after a probe found that cheap imports of some products from China and Thailand unfairly undercut local manufacturers.
A construction worker stands on a steel reinforcement structure at a construction site in Sandton, South Africa.
Pepkor Holdings Ltd. is weighing plans to abandon a possible partnership with Investec Bank Ltd. and instead launch a lender on its own, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Pepkor Holdings Ltd. is weighing plans to abandon a possible partnership with Investec Bank Ltd. and instead launch a lender on its own, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Clothes for sale at a PEP store, operated by Pepkor Holdings Ltd., in Boksburg, South Africa. Photographer: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg
Mr Price Group Ltd. faced investor skepticism over the clothing chain’s purchase of the retail business of NKD Group in Europe, a deal that has wiped about a quarter off the South African retailer’s share price since it was announced.
Mr Price Group Ltd. faced investor skepticism over the clothing chain’s purchase of the retail business of NKD Group in Europe, a deal that has wiped about a quarter off the South African retailer’s share price since it was announced.
Pepkor Holdings Ltd. is seeking a banking chief as Africa’s biggest seller of clothing and mobile phones plans to open branches using its store network in South Africa to reach millions of lower-income customers.
Pepkor Holdings Ltd. is seeking a banking chief as Africa’s biggest seller of clothing and mobile phones plans to open branches using its store network in South Africa to reach millions of lower-income customers.
Woolworths Holdings Ltd. said trading in its Australian apparel business slowed sharply at the end of the first half, while stepped-up investment in its South African food division weighed on margins.
Woolworths Holdings Ltd. said trading in its Australian apparel business slowed sharply at the end of the first half, while stepped-up investment in its South African food division weighed on margins.
A Woolworths Group Ltd. logo Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg
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