14 tons of gold, rubies smuggled from Mozambique, official says
Maputo – Fourteen tons of gold, rubies and other precious minerals have been smuggled out of Mozambique so far this... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Heineken to acquire South African, Namibian brewers
Johannesburg – Dutch brewing giant Heineken will buy a majority stake in brewers in South Africa and Namibia, companies said... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote’s brother Sani dies in US
Cape Town – Nigerian cement group Dangote vice president and businessman Sani Dangote, has reportedly died. According to reports,... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
North African climate change threatens farming, political stability
Sidi Salem – Tunisian olive farmer Ali Fileli looked out over his parched fields and crushed a lump of... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
South Africa hails ‘successful’ coal ‘phase-down’ deal
Johannesburg – Coal-dependent South Africa on Sunday welcomed the outcome of the Glasgow climate conference at which the language... Read more
14 Nov, 2021
South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out
Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg South Africa has experienced power shortages with rolling blackouts on an unprecedented scale in... Read more
14 Nov, 2021
No load shedding this weekend… but some generating units still under pressure, Eskom warns
Cape Town – There is no load-shedding anticipated for the weekend, Eskom’s CEO André de Ruyter has said, while... Read more
13 Nov, 2021
South Africa sees rebound in growth
Cape Town – South Africa’s new finance minister on Thursday forecast the economy will this year rebound with 5.1% growth,... Read more
11 Nov, 2021
UK firm to build power plant in Mozambique
Johannesburg – British firm GL Africa Energy will build a $400-million gas power plant in Mozambique, even as unrest has... Read more
11 Nov, 2021
Morocco airline to launch direct Israel flights
Rabat – Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) said on Tuesday it would start regular direct flights to Israel,... Read more
10 Nov, 2021
