Business

Artisanal gold mining in South Africa is out of control. Mistakes that got it here

Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand Illegal and unregulated artisanal gold mining on the Witwatersrand Basin, located south of... Read more

3 Aug, 2022

Business

Eskom to implement stage 2 load shedding from 16:00 on Wednesday

Cape Town – Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 2 load shedding from 16:00 to 00:00 on... Read more

3 Aug, 2022

Business

Eskom warns of stage 2 load shedding for the next three days

Cape Town – Eskom has warned of stage 2 load shedding for the next three days from 16:00 to... Read more

2 Aug, 2022

Business

Egypt currency near record low

Cairo – The Egyptian pound plunged on Monday to a near all-time low of more than 19 to the... Read more

2 Aug, 2022

Algeria

Algeria talks of joining Russia-linked BRICS group

Algiers – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has suggested that his country, Africa’s largest natural gas exporter, could join the... Read more

1 Aug, 2022

Business

Libya oil production returns to pre-blockade levels, says official

Tripoli – Libya’s oil production has returned to the volume recorded before a months-long blockade that paralysed the economy,... Read more

1 Aug, 2022

Business

Ramaphosa acts to ease South Africa’s energy crisis: impact will be felt in renewables

Wikus Kruger, University of Cape Town South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced an action plan to address the... Read more

31 Jul, 2022

Business

Hustling in Lagos to ‘survive in hell’

Lagos – It’s midnight. Luxury cars arrive outside Cocoon, a nightclub in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest and most vibrant city.... Read more

31 Jul, 2022

Business

Relief for SA as fuel price set to drop on Wednesday

Cape Town – The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced a decrease in fuel prices for August,... Read more

31 Jul, 2022

Algeria

Algeria banking group ends restrictions on operations with Spain

Algiers – A key Algerian banking association has ended restrictions on commercial transactions with Spain in place since Algiers... Read more

30 Jul, 2022