Business Eskom announces Stage 2 load shedding from 9am Cape Town – South African power utility, Eskom, has confirmed that power cuts will be enforced, announcing the implementation... Read more 8 Nov, 2022
Business Kenya Airways flights disrupted due to pilot strike Nairobi – Kenya Airways flights were disrupted on Saturday as a strike by its pilots demanding better working conditions... Read more 5 Nov, 2022
Business South Africa gets $497 million from World Bank to move away from coal Johannesburg – South Africa, one of the world’s largest greenhouse-gas emitters, has been granted financing of $497 million to... Read more 5 Nov, 2022
Business Load shedding back to day time, Eskom announces Cape Town – Eskom has announced that it will be reinstating load-shedding during the day after it had been... Read more 2 Nov, 2022
Business South Africa will need $500 billion to reach net zero: World Bank Johannesburg – South Africa, one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters, will require at least half-a-trillion dollars to... Read more 2 Nov, 2022
Business Top South African retailer embraces cryptocurrency payments Johannesburg – The first major South African retailer to accept cryptocurrency payments at some of its tills said on... Read more 2 Nov, 2022
Business Ghana president seeks to reassure over economic ‘crisis’ Accra – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has sought to reassure the country his government can manage an economic “crisis”... Read more 31 Oct, 2022
Algeria Algeria signs $600 million gas deals with Italian firms Algiers – Algeria’s national petrochemicals firm Sonatrach said on Thursday it had signed deals worth around $600 million with... Read more 28 Oct, 2022
Business No load shedding this weekend, but its back to stage 2 on Monday says Eskom Cape Town – South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, has suspended load shedding for this weekend due to anticipated “lower... Read more 28 Oct, 2022
Business Egypt agrees $3 billion loan with IMF as pound hits new low Cairo – Egypt has clinched a $3 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund against the backdrop of... Read more 28 Oct, 2022