Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to grow at about 4.4% this year, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing economic regions.

South Africa’s foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease outbreak has sparked widespread frustration and polarised public opinion, with stakeholders engaging in blame-shifting and name-calling.

Speaking at the BizNews Conference in Hermanus this week, United States (US) ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III set out a frank but positive view of South Africa and its prospects. South Africa’s government responded with barely concealed contempt.

A legal challenge to the Expropriation Act is heading to the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town next week, where numerous issues will be covered.

More than 30 years after South Africa achieved democracy it remains one of the world’s most unequal countries