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Countries Ghana president tells firms to pump oil ‘like there’s no tomorrow’ Abidjan – Ghana’s President John Mahama on Tuesday urged global firms to ramp up crude oil production in the West... Read more 14 May
Home Dollar, stocks hit and gold hits record as trade war panic returns Hong Kong – The dollar tumbled with most stocks while gold hit a fresh record high as panic gripped... Read more 11 Apr
World Trump’s new tariffs take effect, with 104% on Chinese goods Washington – US President Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs on dozens of economies came into force Wednesday, including over 100 percent... Read more 9 Apr
World Trump defiant as tariffs send world markets into panic Washington – Markets extended a global selloff Thursday as countries around the world reeled from US President Donald Trump’s trade... Read more 4 Apr
Business Competition in SA’s electricity market: new law paves the way, but it won’t be a smooth ride Rod Crompton, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa endured an electricity crisis from 2008 characterised by intermittent rolling blackouts... Read more 28 Aug, 2024
World Swiss chocolatiers bank on the Easter bunny as cocoa costs soar Zurich – Swiss chocolatiers have a battle on their hands as Easter rolls around, with surging cocoa prices sending their... Read more 26 Mar, 2024
Countries Burkina Faso urges ‘federation’ with Mali for joint clout Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s prime minister, in a visit to neighbouring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries... Read more 3 Feb, 2023
Business Central African Republic dives into crypto with the Sango Bangui – Undeterred by the turmoil hitting crypto, the Central African Republic (CAR) – one of the poorest and... Read more 4 Jul, 2022