Business Fears of food, fuel shortages grip SA as #Zuma unrest rages Johannesburg – Unrest raged in South Africa on Wednesday for the sixth day running, stoking fears of food and fuel... Read more 14 Jul, 2021
Business UPDATE | SA’s Durban business leaders cry for help as city burns in #Zuma riots Cape Town – Business leaders in Durban have reportedly decried the absence of an effective response from government amid... Read more 14 Jul, 2021
Business Nigeria to tax global tech giants – reports Cape Town – The Nigerian government is considering expanding its tax network to include a tax on the Nigerian... Read more 13 Jul, 2021
Business World Bank weighs in on SA’s economic crisis Cape Town – The World Bank has weighed in on South Africa’s economic crisis, saying the country should implement... Read more 12 Jul, 2021
Business Record revenues flow from Suez despite megaship blockage Cairo – The Suez Canal netted Egypt a record $5.84 billion in the last tax year, its chief said on... Read more 11 Jul, 2021
Business Libya’s central bank receives audit in key reunification step Tripoli – Libya’s central bank, long split into two branches due to war, took delivery of a long-awaited audit... Read more 9 Jul, 2021
Business Botswana unearths second huge diamond in weeks Gabarone – An exceptionally large and white 1 174-carat diamond stone has been unearthed in Botswana, a mining company announced... Read more 8 Jul, 2021
Business Nigerian lawmakers approve $2.4bn funds for security, vaccines Abuja – Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday approved 982.7 billion naira ($2.4 billon) in supplementary budget funds to assist the government... Read more 8 Jul, 2021
Business Zimbabwe’s new biggest banknote is worth just $0.60 Zimbabwe’s central bank has announced the introduction of a new 50-dollar note, the country’s highest denomination, worth only around... Read more 7 Jul, 2021
Business DRC’s Felix Tshisekedi reshuffles central bank Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has reshuffled leadership at the country’s central bank, appointing its first female... Read more 6 Jul, 2021