Business Tanzania approves $3.5 billion pipeline project Dar Es Salaam – Tanzania’s government gave its approval on Tuesday for the construction of a $3.5 billion crude... Read more 22 Feb, 2023
Business Stage 6 load shedding expected to continue till Wednesday, says André de Ruyter Cape Town – Eskom’s outgoing chief executive officer (CEO) André de Ruyter has reportedly said that stage 6 load... Read more 21 Feb, 2023
Business Africa’s agribusiness sector should drive the continent’s economic development: Five reasons why Lilac Nachum, City University of New York Africa’s agriculture sector accounts for about 35% of the continent’s gross domestic... Read more 21 Feb, 2023
Business Economists want Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech to address SA’s electricity crisis Cape Town – The ears of many South Africans concerned about the financial state of the country will be... Read more 21 Feb, 2023
Algeria Algeria announces $1 billion for African development Algiers – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Sunday the North African nation will allocate a billion dollars to finance... Read more 20 Feb, 2023
Business SA’s Eskom says stage 6 load shedding to continue, with possibility of higher stages due to ‘coal constraints’ Cape Town – South African power utility Eskom says stage 6 load shedding will be implemented continuously until further... Read more 20 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso ‘requisitions’ 200kg of gold from Canadian miner Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s junta-led government says it has “requisitioned” 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of gold extracted by a... Read more 17 Feb, 2023
Business African leaders meet to push for free trade zone Nairobi – Three years ago, amid a blaze of optimism, African leaders officially launched a new continent-wide free trade... Read more 17 Feb, 2023
Business Nigerian president moves to ease cash crisis Lagos – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday defended a currency swap that sparked protests and cash shortages, but... Read more 16 Feb, 2023
Business Cash-strapped Egypt sells state assets to Gulf nations Cairo – Egypt, sapped dry of dollars despite a $3 billion International Monetary Fund bailout loan, is seeking to... Read more 16 Feb, 2023