Top Kabila ally ousted from DRC mining firm
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Saturday named a new head of state mining company Gecamines,... Read more
5 Dec, 2021
Eskom announces stage 2 load shedding from Saturday 21:00 to Monday morning
Cape Town – Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding is set to be implemented from 21:00 on... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Zambia lays new charges in Indian copper mine scandal
Lusaka – Zambian authorities on Friday slapped new charges on the liquidator of a major copper mine, accusing him of... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
IMF reaches agreement with Zambia on $1.4bn aid deal
Lusaka – IMF staff on Friday reached an agreement with Zambia on a $1.4 billion, three-year aid programme that they... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Senegal streets empty as transport workers extend strike
Dakar – Senegal’s transport unions went on open-ended strike on Friday over alleged police harassment and illicit competition, paralysing the... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Zimbabwe’s main airport operating without radar
Harare – Planes are landing at Zimbabwe’s main international airport without any radar systems to guide air traffic controllers,... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Omicron empties South Africa safari lodges
Hoedspruit – Sabine Stam didn’t expect to have her feet up, sipping white wine on the deck of a... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Court dismisses application by environmental groups to block Shell’s seismic survey
Cape Town – A South African court has reportedly dismissed an urgent application to block Shell from going ahead... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
South Africa, Ivory Coast sign 10 MoUs ‘to deepen trade and investment’ ties
Cape Town – South Africa has signed 10 memoranda of understanding (MoU) with Ivory Coast, as the two countries... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
IMF says chief economist taking top leadership role
Washington – The IMF’s high-profile chief economist Gita Gopinath next month will become the number two official at the Washington-based... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
