EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Dead or alive, a candidate’s name remains on the ballot

South Africans get a taste of SAA’s financials while Barclays’ impairments increase sharply, Nedbank’s decline

Intimidation and dry pumps mark fuel strike

While production at refineries continues, delivery problems have led to shortages at some petrol stations in Gauteng

Few signs of life in troubled Vuwani, aside from police, air force and goats

Ahead of the polls, a heavy police presence has descended on the Limpopo township that protested violently over its move to a new municipality

Africa’s tech-savvy youth embrace a voiceless Vodafone

Customers welcome latest entrant to Zambia’s telecoms industry — although it is not yet able to offer a voice plan — and look forward to better service and lower prices

Human rights body ‘unable to investigate complaints against SABC’

South African Human Rights Commission says it will not act on Die Afrikanerbond’s complaints against the public broadcaster, but will continue to monitor the situation

Step up in stimulus needed in China to avert feared economic contraction

Flooding of particularly the Yangtze River, slower demand, and cuts in overcapacity in some industries contributed to manufacturing contraction in July