The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has launched a regional seed certification and labelling system designed to enhance seed quality, strengthen cross-border trade, and improve ...
Shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed George Elombi as the new President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continental financial institution, marking ...
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor and current CEO of Mutapa Investment Fund, John Mangudya, has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ensure equitable disbursements of funds to A...
Intra-African trade experienced a significant rebound in 2024, rising by 12.4 percent to reach US$220.3 billion, according to the African Trade Report 2025. This increase marks a strong recovery follo...
Ministers from southern Africa have called for sweeping reforms to education systems across the region, citing the urgent need to align learning with industrialisation, regional integration and socio-...
One of South Africa's biggest Starlink kit and accessories importers, IcasaSePush, has shut down operations.The company explained it was stepping back from the market as its continued presence was do...
The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion (approximately R26.5 billion) loan to support structural reforms aimed at boosting South Africa's infrastructure.The Washington-based lender said in a state...
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa's (Icasa's) investigation into Starlink distributor IcasaSePush has resulted in authorities confiscating the company's equipment.Icasa chair Mo...
Tanzania has banned the use of foreign currencies for buying and selling goods and services inside the country. The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) announced the measure on May 2, stating that from now on, all...
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has come out strongly against the inclusion of billionaire businessman Johann Rupert in a South African delegation set to meet former United States President Donald...
The rand has recovered significantly after the chaos of the past week, pulling back below R19 to the dollar as both the US tariff was and shakiness in the Government of National Unity (GNU) ease.Afte...
South Africa's electricity prices have skyrocketed by more than 600% since 2008, far outpacing headline inflation and becoming a key structural driver of rising costs across the economy. This relentl...
When Indonesia agreed last year to clean up its energy system with an estimated US$20 billion of help from a coalition of wealthy countries and large financial institutions, world leaders hailed the d...
South Africa is losing more than US$62 billion a year because of illicit financial flows (IFFs), which could be used to fund the building of schools, hospitals and safer roads.This was highlighted at ...
Elimination of barriers could potentially spur Africa's trade by 53 percent and eventually double in the medium term, Akinwumi Adesina, president of Africa Development Bank has said. Adesina made the ...
Foreign workers in South Africa with expertise deemed vital to the economy are worried that authorities will reduce the number of critical skills eligible for work permits, a move they say could force...
Billions of dollars' worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East - a gateway to markets in Europe, the United States and beyond - a Reu...
The South African Mint has unveiled a set of new R50 and R500 collector coins, celebrating the country's 25 years of democracy."This week 25 years ago, South Africans went to the polls in the country'...
Namibia is growing tired of the economic pain caused by the volatile rand and is considering ending a 25-year-old peg to the SA currency.The government in Windhoek is weighing options to amend the cur...
Johann Rupert, South Africa's second-richest man with a $6.3 billion fortune, spoke out to defend the stranglehold white people still have over the economy more than two decades after the end of apart...
THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) plans to establish a regional energy regulatory authority to enhance sustainable energy investment and development.Comesa is a regional group...
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) recently launched a new public awareness campaign alongside the introduction of the new Mandela commemorative series of banknotes and R5 circulation coin.As part ...
DELEGATES to the 20th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Heads of States and Government Summit will appoint a new secretary general to the regional trading body next month to take ...
Fitch Ratings has affirmed SA's credit rating of junk status, warning of low growth and 'sizeable government debt'.Fitch kept SA's rating at BB+ with a stable outlook, as expected, after a host of mee...
THE Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) will construct a new facility in Zimbabwe to expand its existing home and cater for increased staff after getting a new mandate from its 12-member electricity pr...