Business South Africa’s jobless rate hits new high Johannesburg – The unemployment rate in South Africa soared to its highest level on record in the final quarter of... Read more 29 Mar, 2022
Business Guinea signs $15 billion deal for vast iron ore site Conakry – Guinea’s ruling junta has reached a $15 billion deal with Rio Tinto and an Asian-Guinean consortium to exploit the... Read more 27 Mar, 2022
Business Zimbabwe’s soaring prices see online shoppers get groceries from abroad Harare – Zimbabwean Clever Murape has his groceries delivered, like people around the world only his don’t come from... Read more 25 Mar, 2022
Business SA Reserve Bank hikes rates again to curb inflation Johannesburg – The South African Reserve Bank on Thursday hiked its benchmark interest rate for the second time in a... Read more 24 Mar, 2022
Business Morocco, Israel sign memorandum on aerospace co-operation Rabat – Morocco’s industry minister and state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday in Rabat on... Read more 24 Mar, 2022
Business PICS, Video | Fire damages main Lagos bridge, dozens of shops burnt Lagos – A fire on Wednesday badly damaged a main bridge in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, razing dozens of shops... Read more 24 Mar, 2022
Business Morocco announces over $200m in fuel aid for truckers Rabat – Morocco is to pay out some $206 million to help out truckers who staged a national strike over... Read more 24 Mar, 2022
Business Morocco inflation surges, growth to flatline, central bank says Rabat – Inflation in Morocco will surge to 4.7% this year while growth almost flatlines, the central bank said... Read more 23 Mar, 2022
Business Power blackouts, soaring fuel prices shut Nigerian businesses Lagos – For eight years, Nigeria hairdresser Damy Idowu ran her business in a commercial district of Lagos, surviving... Read more 23 Mar, 2022
Business Libya reopens airspace after two-week shutdown Tripoli – Libyan authorities reopened the war-torn country’s skies for domestic flights on Tuesday, an aviation official said, two... Read more 23 Mar, 2022