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PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 19: National Treasury building during the VAT victory march to the National Treasury on May 19, 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. This march celebrates the recent suspension of the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) increase, which the EFF views as a significant triumph for the working-class and impoverished communities. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)
Global Investing

The rich world’s debt crisis is coming. SA has been living in it for years

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The Economist
5 min read
Will bonds blow up? A government-debt crisis is looming
Brazilians Vote In Tightly Contested Presidential Race A voter carries a Brazilian national flag at a polling station during the general election in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. Brazilians are headed to the polls Sunday in a tightly contested first round vote between an incumbent that is seeking a fourth term and the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Photographer: Maira Erlich/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Worldview

Brazil is a right-wing country now. Anyone at Luthuli House watching?

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The Economist
3 min read
The Bolsonaro clan promises to align with Donald Trump, and to attack democratic institutions
BRASILIA, BRAZIL - OCTOBER 4: Presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro for the Partido Liberal speaks to the press after the votes are tallied during the general election day on October 4, 2026 in Brasilia, Brazil. According to official results, Bolsonaro has 47.06% of the votes, and incumbent president of Brazil and presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has 45.13% with 99% of the voting counted. Bolsonaro and Lula will face off in a runoff on October 25, 2026 after neither reached 50% of the votes to be elected president. In this general election, citizens will also vote for governors in 26 states, to renew the Chamber of Deputies and to elect a third of the Senate. (Photo by Ton Molina/Getty Images)
Worldview

Brazil’s Bolsonaro on brink of a comeback - why Pretoria should pay attention

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The Economist
6 min read
The Bolsonaro comeback in Brazil: voters are all but sure to make Flávio Bolsonaro the next president
The Economist: White Zimbabweans return to farming
Worldview

The Economist: White Zimbabweans return to farming

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The Economist
5 min read
Their return a generation after Robert Mugabe’s land grabs reflects the country’s potential—and its troubles
The Economist: The era of speedball capitalism has dawned
Global Investing

The Economist: The era of speedball capitalism has dawned

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The Economist
5 min read
A financial revolution is taking place in America
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