Worldview

Worldview

CLEVELAND, OHIO - NOVEMBER 3: A Vote Here sign is seen outside of a polling station at Old Stone Center before voting starts on November 3, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. Americans go to the polls in consequential midterm elections, where control of the House and the Senate is at stake for the remainder of President Donald Trump's second term in office. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
Worldview

America votes on Trump today. Major implications for SA - and the Rand

By
The Economist
4 min read
The Economist's latest forecast of the midterms’ outcome
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?

By
The Economist
3 min read
The Bolsonaro clan promises to align with Donald Trump, and to attack democratic institutions
The Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. office building in Sandton
Worldview

FT tells world how Capitec beat SA's Big Four at their own game

By
The Financial Times
5 min read
Capitec has grown from a handful of payday loan shops to win 26mn customers
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

By
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

By
The Economist
5 min read
Their return a generation after Robert Mugabe’s land grabs reflects the country’s potential—and its troubles