Britain agrees $100-million trade finance to boost Africa food security
By: Reuters 25th March 2024 Development lender British International Investment said on Monday it had agreed a $100-million finance facility with the Eastern and Southern... →
Opposition candidate Faye takes early lead in Senegal presidential polls
By: Reuters 25th March 2024 Early results from Senegal's presidential vote put opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye ahead, sending his supporters to celebrate in the... →
Southern African bloc renews commitment to fight armed groups in eastern Congo
By: Reuters 25th March 2024 Southern African regional leaders on Saturday reiterated their commitment to their peacekeeping mission in restive eastern Congo and condemned a... →
Chad interim president Deby and PM cleared for presidential election
By: Reuters 25th March 2024 Chad's Constitutional Council on Sunday cleared 10 candidates for this year's long-awaited presidential election, including interim President... →
Expect digital unveiling, more innovation, greenness from 100-year-old mining-wired AECI 
By: Martin Creamer 22nd March 2024 Mining explosives and chemicals company AECI, which turned 100 this week, will be unveiling a digital strategy for the mining market during the... →
Battered Zimbabwe currency falls past 20 000 per Dollar in official trade
By: Bloomberg 22nd March 2024 In less than two months, the Zimbabwean dollar has breached another significant threshold, dropping below 20 000 against the US dollar after its... →
Ex-Steinhoff CEO Jooste death came after arrest warrant issued
By: Bloomberg 22nd March 2024 Markus Jooste, the former chief executive officer of scandal-ridden retailer Steinhoff International Holdings NV who died Thursday, had been told... →
DA submits motion of no confidence against Mapisa-Nqakula
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd March 2024 The Democratic Alliance on Friday said it will submit a formal motion of no confidence against National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to... →
Senegal to pick new leader as it gears up for energy boom
By: Bloomberg 22nd March 2024 After a tumultuous buildup, Senegalese will elect a new leader on Sunday to oversee one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and a nascent oil... →
IFP leader warns against mudslinging, says political maturity needed for free, fair elections 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd March 2024 The Inkatha Freedom Party President Velenkosini Hlabisa on Friday said any suggestion of political violence must be dealt with to ensure that it... →
Speaker denies reports of her arrest, hits out at Holomisa and media
By: Sashnee Moodley 22nd March 2024 National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has hit out against United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa for publishing “untruths”... →
$10-billion Namibian green hydrogen project receives major German boost
By: Martin Creamer 22nd March 2024 Namibia’s first gigawatt scale green hydrogen project – the $10-billion Hyphen development scheme – this week received a major boost from Germany.... →
Uganda's president appoints son as military chief
By: Reuters 22nd March 2024 Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as head of the military, the defence ministry said on Friday.... →
