Glencore to pay $180 million to DRC over graft claims
Zurich – Swiss mining giant Glencore said on Monday it has agreed to pay $180 million to the Democratic... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
ABB to pay further $315 million to settle US charges over South Africa bribes
New York – Swedish-Swiss industrial company ABB agreed to pay $315 million to settle US criminal charges that it... Read more
4 Dec, 2022
Switzerland fines engineering giant $4.3 million over South Africa bribe
Geneva – Swedish-Swiss engineering giant ABB has been fined four million Swiss francs ($4.3 million) over bribery linked to... Read more
2 Dec, 2022
South Africa ex-energy boss arrested for fraud over deal with Swiss group
Johannesburg – South Africa’s police on Thursday arrested eight people, including a former director of the state energy utility,... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
First-ever licencing deal struck for cancer drug
Geneva – Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has signed a licensing agreement increasing access to a vital leukaemia treatment, a UN-backed... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
Embattled Credit Suisse to buy back $3 billion of debt
Zurich – Troubled Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse, which has scrambled to ease fears about its financial health, announced... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Woman on trial over rare ‘jihadist’ attack in Switzerland
Geneva – In a rare case of alleged Islamist “terrorism” in Switzerland, a woman will go on trial next... Read more
25 Aug, 2022
Monkeypox: From beginnings in Africa to global spread
Geneva – As monkeypox infections jump around the world, prompting a scramble for vaccines, AFP looks at how the... Read more
21 Jul, 2022
‘What a surreal experience this was for me,’ – says Trevor as he visits his dad’s country Switzerland
Cape Town – South African comedian Trevor Noah has described his visit to his father’s country, Switzerland, as “surreal”.... Read more
20 May, 2022
Swiss woman indicted over ‘jihadist knife attack’
Geneva – Swiss prosecutors said on Wednesday they had indicted a woman for attempted murder on behalf of the Islamic... Read more
18 May, 2022
