DRC unveils three-year IMF credit worth $1.5bn
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed with the IMF on $1.5 billion in credits in exchange for... Read more
16 Jul, 2021
Rioting and looting: SA businesses plundered in ‘economic sabotage’, says minister
Thousands of businesses in South Africa are estimated to have been plundered in what the acting minister in the... Read more
16 Jul, 2021
Fears of food, fuel shortages grip SA as #Zuma unrest rages
Johannesburg – Unrest raged in South Africa on Wednesday for the sixth day running, stoking fears of food and fuel... Read more
14 Jul, 2021
UPDATE | SA’s Durban business leaders cry for help as city burns in #Zuma riots
Cape Town – Business leaders in Durban have reportedly decried the absence of an effective response from government amid... Read more
14 Jul, 2021
Nigeria to tax global tech giants – reports
Cape Town – The Nigerian government is considering expanding its tax network to include a tax on the Nigerian... Read more
13 Jul, 2021
World Bank weighs in on SA’s economic crisis
Cape Town – The World Bank has weighed in on South Africa’s economic crisis, saying the country should implement... Read more
12 Jul, 2021
Record revenues flow from Suez despite megaship blockage
Cairo – The Suez Canal netted Egypt a record $5.84 billion in the last tax year, its chief said on... Read more
11 Jul, 2021
Libya’s central bank receives audit in key reunification step
Tripoli – Libya’s central bank, long split into two branches due to war, took delivery of a long-awaited audit... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Botswana unearths second huge diamond in weeks
Gabarone – An exceptionally large and white 1 174-carat diamond stone has been unearthed in Botswana, a mining company announced... Read more
8 Jul, 2021
Nigerian lawmakers approve $2.4bn funds for security, vaccines
Abuja – Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday approved 982.7 billion naira ($2.4 billon) in supplementary budget funds to assist the government... Read more
8 Jul, 2021
