June 22
Zimbabwe: Police Recover U.S.$1 Million Worth of Gold From Smugglers
New Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Republic Police's Minerals Border Control Unit recovered 21kgs of gold worth nearly $1 million which was in the process of being smuggled out through the Beitbridge… Read more »
Kenya: How Key Institutions Have Failed to Protect Citizens [opinion]
Nation
As the war on corruption continues, some of the questions that are being asked are: where were the State apparatus that were supposed to keep guard? Read more »
Nigeria: National Assembly Under Fire Over Budget Alterations
Guardian
Some Nigerians have criticised the National Assembly for changes made to the 2018 budget, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Pilots Sanctioned By Aviation Authority Confirmed to Be On Drugs
This Day
Air safety may be threatened as findings have shown that some of the pilots sanctioned by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) indulged in banned drugs while on duty. Read more »
Tanzania: Pay Dividends or Face the Music
Daily News
... President Magufuli tells 91 public institutions through the Treasury Registrar Read more »
Namibia: Diamond Giants Clash Over Verification and Source Disclosure
Namibia Economist
Heavyweight international diamond trader, the Rapaport Group, earlier this week levelled serious allegations against De Beers, accusing the world's biggest diamond miner of… Read more »
Tanzania: Magufuli Orders Companies to Pay Dividends
Citizen
The Treasury registrar had been directed to ensure that all companies and institutions owned by the state pay dividends to the government as the law requires. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt to Penalise Firms for Reckless Waste Disposal
The Herald
Government is working on regulations that will penalise companies for reckless disposal of waste. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Revenue Authority Workers Plan Protest
The Herald
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is bracing for a demonstration by its employees today, who are protesting about alleged poor working conditions for the general workforce… Read more »
Tanzania: For Tanzanian Farmers, Grain Harvest Is in the Bag
VOA
Maize farmers are preparing as the harvest season approaches in Tanzania's Kondoa District. The weather has been good and most farmers here expect bumper yields. Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Firm Extends $6bn Oil Swap Contracts to End of 2018
This Day
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has rolled over its crude for oil products contracts worth about $6 billion by six months until the end of the 2018, the Group… Read more »
Malawi: Castel Malawi Confess Producing Poor Taste Carlsberg Green Beer
Nyasa Times
After a long and loud cry of the poor taste of Carlsberg Green beer by the imbibers, Castel Malawi has finally heard the cries and has come out to acknowledge the substandard… Read more »
East Africa: EAC Exports to Europe Hit U.S.$2.5 Billion
Citizen
Coffee, cut flowers, tobacco, tea, fish, vegetables and precious stones exports from the East African Community (EAC) bloc to Europe rose to $ 2.5 billion last year from $ 2.3bn in… Read more »
Malawi: FDH Bank Launches Salima Branch, Donates to District Hospital
Nyasa Times
FDH Bank has launched a new Salima branch which was spiced up with donations to Ndimoyo Palliative Care Trust and Salima District Hospital which got K400 000 and K2 million worth… Read more »
Kenya: City Hall Postpones Budget With 'Unrealistic Figures'
Nairobi News
Nairobi County has postponed reading of the budget to next week to give the finance executive more time to fine-tune it. Read more »
Kenya: Carrefour Moves Into Galleria Mall Space Left Vacant By Nakumatt
Nairobi News
French retailer Carrefour hypermarket has taken up another vacant store in Nairobi whose previous tenants were the struggling Nakumatt supermarket Read more »
Ghana: IT Technician Granted Bail for Stealing Gh¢ 114,255 Data Bundle
Ghanaian Times
Danny Kafui Gblonya, an Information Technology (IT) technician, accused of stealing GH¢ 114,255.00 data bundle belonging to Busy Internet, in Accra, has been granted… Read more »
Ghana: Parliament Grants Fiscal Concessions to Anglogold Ashanti, Ghana
Ghanaian Times
PARLIAMENT has approved and adopted the report of the joint committee on Finance and Mines and Energy, granting fiscal concessions to Anglogold Ashanti Ghana Limited, under a tax… Read more »
Namibia: Agribank Not a Charity, Farmers Told
New Era
Finance minister Calle Schlettwein says the state-owned Agribank is not a charitable organisation and, thus, farmers who have outstanding loans with the bank must honour their… Read more »
Namibia: Broll Namibia Signs Three-Year Wage Agreement
New Era
A wage agreement, which includes a 6.5 percent annual wage increment over the next three years, was signed yesterday between Broll Namibia, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List… Read more »
Ghana: Parliament Approves Tax Exemptions, Development Agreement to Anglogold Ashanti [press release]
Ghana Govt.
Parliament has approved a grant of fiscal concessions to Anglogold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited under a Tax Concession Agreement (TCA) between the Government of the Republic of Ghana… Read more »
Namibia: Turkey Maintains Dealings in Namibia Are Clean
New Era
One thing that has seemingly got Turkish business people hot under the collar is the insinuation that they tried to influence Namibian public tenders through corrupt means. Read more »
Uganda: Kwesé TV Partner MTN for Entertainment
Observer
MTN Uganda and Kwesé TV have entered a partnership to provide entertainment and sports content to the telecom's subscribers. Read more »
Tanzania: World Bank's U.S.$440 Million to Spur Power Project
Daily News
EFFORTS by President John Magufuli to light up the country have received a major boost, in the wake of the World Bank (WB) approving a $455 million credit (over 1.03 trl-) to… Read more »
Egypt: Sisi - Egypt Keen On Developing Strategic Relations With U.S.
Egypt Online
Friday 22 June 2018 - 11:25 AM Read more »
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