Stocks plunge, oil rockets, gold tops $2 000 on Ukraine fears
Hong Kong – Equity markets plunged on Monday, while oil prices soared to a near 14-year high and safe-haven gold... Read more
7 Mar, 2022
It’s back! – Eskom announces stage 2 load shedding from Monday 21:00 to Wednesday morning
Cape Town – Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding is set to be implemented from 21:00 on... Read more
7 Mar, 2022
Libya oil firm says gunmen cause shutdown at two major fields
Tripoli – Libya’s National Oil Corporation announced on Sunday the suspension of production from two major oil fields after an... Read more
6 Mar, 2022
Retired women in South Africa carry a huge burden of poverty
Bomikazi Zeka, University of Canberra South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, recently acknowledged that “South Africa needs a new consensus... Read more
6 Mar, 2022
As Ukraine pushes oil over $100, Nigerians see mixed blessings
Lagos – Weaving in between the Lagos traffic, hawkers selling plantain snacks and water more recently offer drivers another... Read more
4 Mar, 2022
Multichoice cuts Russia’s RT news channel across Africa after EU sanctions
Johannesburg – South African satellite broadcaster Multichoice cut Russia’s RT news channel from its pan-African DStv service, saying on Thursday... Read more
3 Mar, 2022
Cairo’s newspaper vendors go silent as sales collapse
Cairo – Newspaper sellers were once a dime a dozen on Cairo’s bustling streets, but now the vendors hawking hot-off-the-press... Read more
3 Mar, 2022
World Bank preparing $3bn emergency aid package for Ukraine
Washington – The World Bank announced on Tuesday that it is preparing a $3 billion aid package for war-torn Ukraine,... Read more
2 Mar, 2022
Poorer nations need $60bn a year to protect nature, NGOs say
Nairobi – Wealthy countries should provide at least $60 billion every year to the world’s poorest nations to combat biodiversity... Read more
1 Mar, 2022
Fuel price increase set for Wednesday
Cape Town – The Department of Mineral resources and Energy on Saturday published the latest fuel adjustments, and the... Read more
28 Feb, 2022
