Business SARB set to announce interest rates with no change expected Cape Town — The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to announce it’s decision... Read more 25 Jan
Business SA inflation drops for second consecutive month Johannesburg – The monthly inflation rate in South Africa eased again in December, dropping 0.4 percentage points to 5.1... Read more 24 Jan
Business 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
Business 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
Business 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
Business 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
Business ‘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
Business 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
Business 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
Agribusiness 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