SA Reserve Bank raises interest rates as inflation spikes
Johannesburg – South Africa’s central bank on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point in a bid to... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Gates Foundation appoints Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa to new board
Cape Town – Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa has joined the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s new board of trustees,... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Guinea PM says billions missing in mining shortfall
Conakry – Guinea’s transitional prime minister on Wednesday painted a bleak picture of the country’s finances five months after a... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Morocco tourism workers protest against border closure
Rabat – Workers in Morocco’s vital tourism sector protested for the second time this month on Wednesday to denounce a... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Border standstill: Sanctions against Mali strand Ivorian truckers
Tengrela – Dozens of trucks are backed up along the last stretch of road leading from Ivory Coast into... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Billionaire Patrice Motsepe buys luxury wine farm in Western Cape
Cape Town – South Africa’s first black billionaire, Patrice Motsepe, has reportedly bought a luxury wine farm worth millions... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Nigeria suspends plan to end fuel subsidies
Lagos – Nigeria’s government has suspended a plan to end its costly fuel subsidy programme, saying the timing was not... Read more
25 Jan, 2022
Thulas Nxesi joins labour inspectors in mega blitz inspection in Western Cape
Cape Town – South African Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi joined a team of departmental inspectors in the... Read more
25 Jan, 2022
South African court okays $1.6bn payout for Steinhoff claims
Johannesburg – A South African court on Monday approved a $1.6-billion (1.4-billion-euro) payout by embattled retail giant Steinhoff to settle... Read more
24 Jan, 2022
‘Not even inspectors can walk randomly into workplaces without justifiable cause,’ labour dept says
Cape Town – The Department of Labour and Employment has called on employers and workers to empower themselves with... Read more
24 Jan, 2022
