Business

South Africa paves way for cryptocurrency regulation

Johannesburg – South Africa’s financial watchdog on Thursday declared cryptocurrency a financial product, paving way for the regulation of... Read more

21 Oct, 2022

Countries

Tunisian bakers strike over unpaid subsidies

Tunis – Thousands of Tunisian bakers staged a strike on Wednesday to demand that the state pay up overdue subsidies,... Read more

21 Oct, 2022

Business

Kenyan president vows crackdown on tax cheats

Nairobi – Kenya’s new President William Ruto vowed on Wednesday to pursue tax dodgers and double revenue collection to... Read more

20 Oct, 2022

Business

Ghana shops, traders shut down to protest inflation

Accra – Traders in Ghana’s capital Accra closed their stores and businesses on Wednesday in a three-day protest over... Read more

20 Oct, 2022

Countries

Some 250 health journals call for Africa climate help

Paris – Richer countries must increase climate support for African nations as accelerating impacts of global warming sicken and... Read more

19 Oct, 2022

Countries

Mountainous Lesotho finds gold in trout fish farming

Lejone – It’s harvest time in Lejone, a small village nestling in mountains in southern Africa more than two... Read more

19 Oct, 2022

Countries

Nigerian gas company declares force majeure over flooding

Abuja – Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), a major liquified natural-gas company that exports internationally, on Monday declared force majeure... Read more

18 Oct, 2022

Business

South Africa’s crippling port, rail strike ends

Johannesburg – South Africa’s logistics utility Transnet said on Monday that labour unions had accepted a wage deal ending... Read more

18 Oct, 2022

Countries

Tunisian protesters denounce ‘coup’, demand president’s removal

Tunis – Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated on Saturday in the capital Tunis, denouncing a power grab by President Kais... Read more

17 Oct, 2022

World

Britain junks budget tax measures as Truss hangs by thread

London – Britain’s new finance chief Jeremy Hunt on Monday axed debt-fuelled tax cuts to further calm market turmoil,... Read more

17 Oct, 2022