Suspected Forex Dealer Challenges Prosecution
New Zimbabwe
A suspected forex dealer, Albert Chekure who was arrested during the ongoing blitz against illegal money changers has challenged his prosecution saying no offence was committed as… Read more »
South Sudan On Edge As Its Neighbour's War Disrupts Oil Exports
Crisis Group
Income from oil exports is critical to keeping South Sudan's factious elites together. The war in neighbouring Sudan has led earnings to fall precipitously, threatening instability… Read more »
Residents Worry As DRC Rebels Frantically Exploit Coltan Mine
VOA
Reputed to be the coltan capital of the world, the mining town of Rubaya, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has fallen into the hands of rebels. The fall of Rubaya is… Read more »
Deadly George Building Collapse - Rescue Operation Ends
allAfrica
The George building rescue operation is concluded, Western Cape officials announced today. Read more »
Govt Intensifying Efforts to Expand Solar Water Pump for Irrigation Development
ENA
The government of Ethiopia has been exerting efforts to expand solar water pumps for irrigation development in an effort to raise the productivity and incomes of smallholder… Read more »
Nation Earns Over 2.5 Billion USD From Export Trade in Nine Months
ENA
The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration disclosed that the country has obtained more than 2.5 billion USD in the past nine months of the Ethiopian Fiscal Year. Read more »
Parliament Passes Record Sh72.130 Trillion Uganda Budget
Independent (Kampala)
Parliament on Thursday passed a Sh72.130 trillion national budget, up from an earlier proposed total of Sh58 trillion. This is a Sh20 trillion increment from the last financial… Read more »
Amid Nigeria's Underproduction, Dangote Refinery Orders 24m Barrels of U.S. Crude Oil - Report
This Day
Nigeria's new Dangote mega refinery near Lagos is seeking to buy millions of barrels of US crude over the next year as it ramps up processing rates, a sign of the challenges that… Read more »
Engineer Overseeing Collapsed George Building Faced Disciplinary Probe
allAfrica
Atholl Mitchell, the consulting engineer responsible for overseeing the construction of the apartment block in George that collapsed last week, was under investigation by the… Read more »
Govt Tightens Noose On Exchange Rate Violators
New Zimbabwe
TREASURY has intensified its blitz against illegal exchange rate traders and has equipped the central bank's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) with more resources so it "remains… Read more »
Parliament Grants Ramaphosa Power to Set Political Donation Limits - South African News Briefs - May 17, 2024
allAfrica
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Canada Injects 38 Billion to Support 'Smart Agriculture' in Tanzania
Daily News
Canada, through Global Affairs Canada, has injected a total of 20 million Canadian Dollars (approximately 38bn/-) to empower women and youth in the agriculture sector to combat the… Read more »
Consulting Engineer Who Signed Off Plans for Collapsed George Building Reported Missing - - Later Found
Daily Maverick
Athol Mitchell, who signed the plans for the 75 Victoria building disaster project, was found after an alert had been sent out on the Pink Ladies Facebook page. Read more »
Zim, Angola Sign 11 Cooperation Agreements
The Herald
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No, Nigerian Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Has Not Increased Minimum Wage for Lagos State Workers to N70,000
Africa Check
No, Nigerian governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has not increased minimum wage for Lagos state workers to N70,000 Read more »