Business Tokyo stocks close higher after US rallies Tokyo – Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday as investors took heart from US rallies and digested the Bank of... Read more 13 Dec, 2021
Business Morocco economy rebounds with strong growth, says IMF Rabat – Morocco’s economy has rebounded with GDP in 2021 projected to grow 6.3 percent on the back of... Read more 11 Dec, 2021
Business Finance Minister Godongwana concerned over fuel price hikes, calls for reforms Cape Town – Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has raised concern over the increase in fuel costs, calling for... Read more 11 Dec, 2021
Business US inflation surges to near-40 year high, testing Biden Washington – US consumer prices rose last month at a rate not seen in nearly 40 years, the government... Read more 10 Dec, 2021
Business Morocco businessman jailed over 29 deaths in factory flood Rabat – The owner of a Moroccan textiles workshop where 29 workers drowned, most of them women, in a flood... Read more 10 Dec, 2021
Business Zambia ex-postal chief charged with plundering UK-backed social fund Lusaka – Zambian investigators on Thursday arrested the ex-head of postal services and two former directors for allegedly diverting... Read more 10 Dec, 2021
Business SA energy minister Gwede Mantashe defends oil exploration plans Johannesburg – South Africa’s energy minister on Thursday defended plans for oil and gas exploration by energy giant Shell along... Read more 10 Dec, 2021
Business Asia markets follow Wall Street with opening gains Hong Kong – Asian stocks made broad gains in early Thursday trade, following another strong lead from Wall Street... Read more 9 Dec, 2021
Business IMF sees slower growth in South Africa Johannesburg – South Africa’s economy has rebounded after Covid, the IMF said on Wednesday while predicting slower growth than the... Read more 9 Dec, 2021
Business Malawi arrests former minister, bank chief for lying to IMF Lilongwe – Malawi police have arrested a former finance minister and an ex-central bank chief for fabricating figures in a... Read more 8 Dec, 2021