April 02
Namibia: Transnamib's Secretive CEO Recruitment Worries Union
New Era
Cash-strapped rail operator TransNamib has spent the last year looking to replace CEO Johny Smith, who left in mid-2023 after turning down a lucrative fresh five-year contract. Read more »
South Africa: Eskom Applies Electricity Tariff Increase
SAnews.gov.za
The price of electricity will increase this week, following Eskom's implementation of its new electricity tariff of between 12.72% and 12.74%. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Relief for Kenyan Economy As Inflation Falls
The Herald
Kenya's economy continues to experience some relief as its inflation fell in March. In February, the country's inflation hit a 23-month low of 6,3 percent. Its inflation has fallen… Read more »
Namibia: Over 1900 Pensioners Registered for the Debt Relief Programme
Namibia Economist
The City of Windhoek's newly launched debt relief programme has already made a significant impact drawing over 1900 pensioners, effectively wiping out a staggering total of N$524… Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs Robust Legal Framework to Fight Cybercrime
The Herald
As Africa, it is essential to reflect on the future implications of the evolving cyber threat landscape. Our continent is increasingly facing cyber threats due to rapid… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mt Hampden Infrastructure Boom Launchpad for New City
The Herald
The infrastructure boom in and around Mount Hampden, the seat of a new city which has had fresh impetus from Zimbabwe's hosting of the SADC Summit for Heads of State and Government… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Sleepy Umvuma Awakens As Mines Open
The Herald
Almost 55 years after large-scale work stopped on the once-mighty Falcon and Athens Mines in Umvuma, they have now been opened and work is under way, which may restore them to… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Farmers Welcome Incentive Prices, Recommend Timely Payments
The Herald
FARMERS have welcomed the recently announced wheat and maize incentive prices and called for the timely disbursement of payments so that they effectively implement crop rotation… Read more »
Zimbabwe: PPC Capex Lags Due to Delayed Fly Ash Project
The Herald
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) says its capital expenditure remains behind the target of R600 million for the financial year to March 2024 due to delayed implementation of the fly… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Herald's Fools Day Prank Breaks Internet
The Herald
OUR story published in the hard copy and online edition of The Herald yesterday titled, "Mobile crushing units to enforce vehicle compliance", was an April Fool's Day joke. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Strides Made in Crafting Agric Sector Database
The Herald
The Agricultural Marketing Authority's recent extension of the deadline for the submission of expressions of interest for the provision of a National Biometric Farmer Database… Read more »
April 01
Zimbabwe: Zim Targets U.S.$60bn Tobacco Industry
The Herald
Zimbabwe is aiming to create a US$60 billion tobacco industry by 2028 through increased value addition of the golden leaf. Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Ministers Discuss Labour Market Issues
The Herald
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister, July Moyo last week joined his regional counterparts at a SADC Ministerial meeting held in Lubango, Angola to discuss pressing… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Motsepe Might Join U.S.$2,9bn Vivendi Bid for Multichoice
The Herald
South African billionaire, Patrice Motsepe, is in talks with Vivendi SE's Canal+ to team up for a multibillion-dollar bid for broadcaster MultiChoice Group, as per sources familiar… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Is a Case Study of Hardships People Will Face in Hell - Says Teachers Union President As Economy Tanks
New Zimbabwe
AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president, Obert Masaraure says due to myriad problems facing Zimbabweans, the country can be likened to a case study of what… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Outcry Over Pollution in Hwange
The Herald
Residents in the coal mining town of Hwange are concerned about continuous environmental pollution by firms in the area. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Herentals Bank On Underdog Tag
The Herald
WinlessESS Herentals College will be hoping to exploit the underdog tag when they face Castle Lager Premier Soccer League leaders, FC Platinum at Rufaro this afternoon. Read more »
Zimbabwe: SMEs Now Contributing U.S.$8,6bn to GDP
The Herald
Small and medium enterprises in Zimbabwe now contribute in total more than US$8,6 billion to the gross domestic product and employ 4,8 million people full-time, Women Affairs,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Three Hospitals Under Construction in Southern Region
The Herald
Three hospitals in the southern region of Zimbabwe, including Thorngrove Infectious Diseases Hospital in Bulawayo, have been equipped with 10-colour GeneXpert machines to assist in… Read more »
Namibia: Omusati Take It Home
Namibian
Omusati took the coveted Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup home after a protracted final on Monday that was eventually decided on a penalty shoot-out. They defeated a spirited Kavango… Read more »
March 31
South Africa: Zimbabwean Migration to South Africa - How Technology Helps Keep Families Together [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Political instability and economic decline in Zimbabwe have accelerated migration to South Africa in the last two decades. Because of the overriding socio-economic focus of the… Read more »
March 29
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Appoints New Central Bank Governor Amid Concerns Over High Inflation, Crumbling Zimbabwe Dollar
New Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed top-ranked banker, John Mushayavanhu, as the new governor of the central bank, almost a month before the end of John Mangudya's term of… Read more »
Namibia: Technological Evolution in Farming
Namibian
The ministry of agriculture has stepped up its campaign to encourage the use of technology in agriculture across the country, in an effort to transform farming methods in the face… Read more »
March 28
South Africa: Girl, 8, Thought to Be Sole Survivor After Bus Goes Over Cliff
DW
A bus went over a cliff in South Africa's northern province of Limpopo. South Africa's transport minister expressed condolences to the families of the victims. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Energy Crisis Is Driving a 'Solar Boom', but There's a Downside [analysis]
African Arguments
The privately-led quintupling of rooftop solar in 2 years takes some pressure off the grid but, without planning, risks deepening energy apartheid. Read more »