South Africa, a normally vocal presence in global climate and environment forums, has eroded its influence because of a political fight that led to the firing of its environment minister.

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Friday that China stands ready to work with South Africa to deepen political mutual trust and firmly support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests and major concerns.

Cape Town - Atul Gupta has told a British radio station his family does not know why people keep linking his family to state capture in South Africa and that if President Jacob Zuma is voted out, this will be irrelevant as he wants to stay in the country forever as he is proudly South African and respects his fellow citizens.

South Africa’s finance minister adopted a 3% inflation target, giving political backing to the central bank which lobbied for the change, while cautioning that debt will now peak at a slightly higher level.