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Scores of Johannesburg's caffeine crowd have been rushing to the South Africa's first Starbucks even as the economic outlook dips. David Pollard reports.
US Treasury chief Janet Yellen meets with her South African counterpart Enoch Godongwana on the last stop of her African tour. The trip has been aimed at forging a new "mutually beneficial" economic strategy toward Africa, where countries are being aggressively courted by Russia and China. IMAGES
A nationwide strike by South Africa's largest labour unions unite over suffocating inflation, electricity blackouts and the rising cost of living across the country. The working class unites, blocking roads and demanding action by the government. IMAGES
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa visits a site of looting in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province following a week of deadly violence which he says had been 'planned'. Shopping malls and warehouses have been ransacked in two provinces, stoking fears of shortages and inflicting a devastating blow to the economy. At least 121 people have died, some shot and others killed in looting stampedes. IMAGES
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking in his capacity as chair of the African Union, expresses concern over the rise in 'vaccine nationalism', which he says has led to some rich countries acquiring four times as many doses as they actually need for their population. Rampahosa was addressing the 'Virtual Davos' summit of the World Economic Forum. SOUNDBITE
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