May 16

• Food Labelling Legislation - Not Just About Compliance

  Biz-Community

  The requirements of the new 'food labelling' legislation presents an enormous opportunity for the advertising profession. Read more »

May 15

• Buygambiaonline.com - an Online Market Place for Country Products

  Daily Observer

  Buygambiaonline.com is a complete online shopping service that facilitates buying and selling of Gambian products and services targeting Gambian producers and buyers in the... Read more »

May 14

• Power Threatening Country's Gold Production

  EA Business

  A fall in gold production caused by the cost of operation due to unreliable power supply makes Tanzania's dream to be among the fourth biggest producers in Africa difficult to... Read more »

• ABG to Up Gold Production

  EA Business

  African Barrick Gold plc (ABG), one of the largest gold producers in Africa said it expects to increase gold production by about 300,000 ounces a year in the next two years. Read more »

May 12

• Sanctions Hinder Attainment of Diamond Revenue Target

  The Herald

  ZIMBABWE may miss the expected US$600 million revenue collection target from diamonds due to sanctions that are preventing fair trade of the gems. Read more »

May 11

• The GM Debate Is More Than About Biosafety

  The Star

  This month, after almost a decade of intense debate, Kenya is expected to become the third country in Sub-Saharan Africa - after South Africa and Burkina Faso - to approve the... Read more »

• North Rift Farmers Hoard Maize As They Wait for Better Prices

  The Star

  Most Farmers in North Rift still have surplus maize but they are unwilling to sell until prices go up, the Star has established. Early this month, millers said they faced a maize... Read more »

• Nation to Import Zambian Maize

  Zimbabwe Independent

  ZIMBABWE has been forced to import maize from Zambia to avert starvation as a result of a massive maize deficit largely attributed to the country's disastrous agricultural... Read more »

• RRA Slams Tax Stamps On Imported Liquor

  New Times

  Tired of losing inestimable revenues due to the increasing value of smuggled liquor, Rwanda Revenue Authority has introduced tax stamps for all imported alcoholic beverages. Read more »

May 10

• Maize Fungus Nandi Alert

  The Star

  MAIZE farmers in Nandi county were yesterday put on high alert over the emergence of a strange fungal-related disease that is threatening to wipe out the crop in the area. Read more »

• Breweries Launch New Soft Drink

  Namibian

  NAMIBIA Breweries Limited (NBL) launched their new non-alcoholic soft drink Vigo yesterday, to complement its rich portfolio of brands while offering a refreshing and unique malt... Read more »

May 9

• Is the Diamond Trade Fuelling the Machinery of War? [document]

  Penguin Books

  The following extract from Terry Crawford Browne's new book, Eye on the Diamonds examines "how diamonds link the colonial and apartheid histories of South Africa with the close... Read more »

May 8

• Glut Helps to Calm Sugar Price

  Daily News

  INCREASED sugar supply has never benefited consumers as the commodity's retail prices remained higher for most households to afford. Read more »

• Global Platinum Surplus to Persist - Report

  The Herald

  A substantial increase in demand is required to offset the global platinum surplus, which stood at 735 000 ounces by the end of last year, precious metals consultancy Thomson... Read more »

May 7

• Flour Prices Soar On Maize Hoarding

  The Star

  The price of maize flour has shot up in retail stores with millers accusing farmers of hoarding maize to maximize profit from an expected shortage. Millers, distributors and retail... Read more »

• Nation's Tobacco Industry Records Sales Boom

  Zimbabwe Standard

  ZIMBABWE'S tobacco industry is experiencing an unprecedented increase in sales volumes and consistency in favourable prices on offer, following the general shortage of the golden... Read more »

May 6

• Firming Gold Prices Present Investors With Positive Returns

  Zimbabwe Independent

  FIRMING gold prices on the international markets are currently presenting Zimbabwean investors with positive returns in comparison to other asset classes in the country which have... Read more »

May 4

• Samsung Galaxy SIII to Hit Stores By June

  Capital FM

  The Samsung Galaxy SIII that was launched in London yesterday and is due to roll out to other parts of the world in June, is expected to touch down in Nairobi later this month... Read more »

• Sokoto to Harness Natural Resources

  Daily Trust

  President of Sokoto Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture Alhaji Kabir Tafida said that the state is blessed with abundant natural resources which if judiciously... Read more »

May 3

• U.S. State Passes Conflict Mineral Law [press release]

  ENOUGH

  The Enough Project commends Maryland for passing a law to curb the global trade in conflict minerals from eastern Congo which fuel ongoing mass atrocities there. Read more »

• Ernst & Young Survey Shows Investors' Perceptions are Shifting [press release]

  African Press Organization

  Growing optimism and confidence among international and African investors has lead to significant inward investment into Africa over the last decade according to Ernst &... Read more »

• Nation to Start Exporting Sugar

  Daily News

  TANZANIA may soon start exporting sugar to other East African countries after increased supply of the commodity in the local market despite closure of four factories for... Read more »

May 2

• Gold Production Set to Edge Down

  Daily News

  TANZANIA's chance to become Africa's third biggest gold producer is uncertain due to a drop in production as a result of rising operational costs. Read more »

• Tomato Prices Soar in Rwamagana, Kayonza

  New Times

  Rwamagana and Kayonza districts have over the last one week registered a significant increase in the price of tomatoes by almost 80 per cent in wholesale trading with bulk traders... Read more »

May 1

• U.S. Ambassador On Processing Uranium Ore Concentrate [document]

  State Department

  U.S. Department of State Remarks by Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs IAEA Regional Seminar Windhoek, Namibia, April 23, 2012. Read more »