Nigerians displaced as rents double in inflation-hit Lagos
Lagos – Nigeria’s economic crisis is hitting renters in Lagos hard as landlords pass down the costs of spiralling... Read more
28 Feb
Former African leaders launch debt relief drive for poor nations
Cape Town – The high debt saddling the world’s poorest countries needs an urgent reset to avoid multiple crises,... Read more
28 Feb
SA plans to send team to US to settle a deal – Ramaphosa
Johannesburg – South Africa wants to find agreement with the new US government on diplomatic, trade and other issues,... Read more
28 Feb
Global stability threatened by declining cooperation – Ramaphosa
Cape Town – The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned on Wednesday at... Read more
27 Feb
New De Beers diamond deal to give Botswana greater share in sales
Gaborone – Botswana signed a deal Tuesday with leading diamond producer De Beers that increases its share of sales... Read more
26 Feb
Land reform in SA doesn’t need a new law: the state should release property it owns – economists
Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University and Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University South Africa’s new Expropriation Act, which was signed into law... Read more
26 Feb
SA’s inflation rises to 3.2% in January
Cape Town – South Africa’s headline consumer inflation increased to 3.2% year-on-year in January, up from 3.0% in December,... Read more
26 Feb
Eskom suspends load shedding
Cape Town – Eskom has announced the suspension of stage 2 load shedding from 5 a.m. on Wednesday, following... Read more
26 Feb
Cabinet rejects Godongwana’s second Budget proposal despite no tax increase – reports
Cape Town — Following a special Cabinet meeting called by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the reworked budget was rejected despite... Read more
25 Feb
OPINION | AfDB presidential candidates under scrutiny
Johannesburg – The race for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB) is intensifying amid growing concerns over... Read more
25 Feb
