South Africa

Itochu Corp. announced June 7 that Scatec Solar of Norway, in which Itochu owns a 37.5-percent stake, has concluded an agreement with Eskom, the South African state-owned...

Mitsui & Co. said June 6 that it will participate in two projects that are the first large-scale independent power producer-based projects in South Africa.

Mizuho Corporate Bank said June 4 it has reached a business cooperation agreement with the South African Department of Trade and Industry, aimed at promoting investment between ...

JOHANNESBURG--Chinese seem to be everywhere in South Africa these days.

Nissan Motor Co. announced Feb. 25 that it will re-introduce its Datsun line of automobiles in South Africa by the end of 2014.

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. entered into a memorandum of understanding with a South African government organization that promotes trade and direct investment into...

Two king cheetahs, so named because of their extremely rare fur pattern, were born at the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, zoo officials said.

JOHANNESBURG--Under the guise of trophy hunting, smugglers are poaching rhinos in South Africa and exporting their horns to Vietnam, where they command high prices on the black ...

Sumitomo Corp. announced Nov. 6 that it has entered into key agreements regarding the 100-megawatt Dorper Wind Farm project in South Africa.

NEW DELHI -- The BRICS group of emerging market nations voiced concern about the slow pace of reforms within the IMF in a draft summit declaration that also called for a...

Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. has discovered veins of platinum and other rare metals in South Africa, the organization said.