Reports suggesting that many developing countries, including some in Africa, have larger external debts to China than officially reported reinforce concerns about a lack of transparency. At the very least, debt restructuring talks will get tougher. Meanwhile, in South Africa, the public finances have almost certainly taken a turn for the worse since the rosy outturn in the second quarter.
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