SA miners see gold in hills of waste
Johannesburg – In Johannesburg, illegal miners and mining companies are in a race to tap golden riches hidden in... Read more
23 Jan, 2024
IMF grants Kenya new $941m loan
Nairobi – The International Monetary Fund said it has granted Kenya a new loan of more than $941 million... Read more
18 Jan, 2024
Godongwana stresses structural reforms as pillar for SA’s economic future
Cape Town – Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reiterated the country’s commitment to structural reforms aimed at promoting economic... Read more
17 Jan, 2024
Africa’s biggest diesel, aviation fuel refinery starts production
Lagos – Africa’s biggest diesel and aviation fuel refinery built by the continent’s richest man has started production, the... Read more
14 Jan, 2024
‘No more than 20 will now be allowed’ – Nigeria president vows to cut entourages for foreign trips
Abuja – Nigeria’s president on Tuesday announced plans to limit state entourages for foreign trips to cut government spending... Read more
10 Jan, 2024
Taxes on e-cigarettes: SA must strike a balance between economic arguments and health concerns
Marius van Oordt, University of Pretoria The 21st century has seen a massive expansion in the ways that people... Read more
8 Jan, 2024
Kenya says first ‘visa-free’ tourists arrive in country
Nairobi – Kenya said on Friday it had welcomed the first batch of foreign tourists who arrived under a... Read more
7 Jan, 2024
Illegal mining, smuggling threaten Ghana’s cocoa industry
Accra – Ghana, the world’s second biggest cocoa producer, faces a growing risk to its harvest – and blow... Read more
20 Dec, 2023
France’s Total eyes $6bn in Nigeria investment
Abuja – French energy giant Total is ready to invest $6 billion (5.5 billion euro) over several years in... Read more
19 Dec, 2023
SA’s ‘staggering’ visa quagmire bogs down economy
Johannesburg – Tens of thousands of foreign executives, engineers and other key workers have endured a year-long wait for... Read more
17 Dec, 2023
