Bram Posthumus

Bram Posthumus is an independent press and radio journalist with 30 years’ experience living and working in West Africa. He reports on political, cultural and business events for radio, press and online media in UK, Germany, South Africa and the Netherlands. He is based in Abidjan.

A Middle East makeover for the African Development Bank?

Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah beat four other candidates to become president of the AfDB. He’s got his work cut out for him…

by Bram Posthumus

June 10, 2025

Pan-African·Profile

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Coal ‘evangelist’ July Ndlovu bows out

June 9, 2025

The Thungela CEO talks renewables, coal prices, Eskom – and…

South Africa’s birds: The price of extinction

June 6, 2025

South Africa’s birds are disappearing, and it’s going to cost…

Did the banks implode Murray & Roberts?

June 6, 2025

Did a decade of poor decisions kill the construction icon,…

Swindled: Why no-one ever sees con artists coming

June 11, 2025

How did Mark Kretzschmar allegedly swindle more than R30m from…