South Africa: National Broadcaster Wants DStv, Netflix Users To Pay TV Licence Fee

Is the South African Broadcasting Corporation scared of competition? Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Products - Challenges and Opportunities of Risk Communication Towards the Final Consumer

The Food and Drug Law Institute organized on July 30th a webinar on the perilous process for innovative tobacco manufacturers to obtain an authorization to communicate to the… Read more »

South Africa: Brewing Giant Halts U.S.$.290 Million in Investments After Alcohol Ban

South African Breweries (SAB) is cancelling R5 billion ($290 million) of planned investments as a result of revenue losses sustained during a government-imposed ban on alcohol… Read more »

Africa: Mining Companies Try to Slap Environmental Activists Down

African citizens and local community groups which campaign on environmental issues are increasingly being sued by corporations in what activists regard as attempts to silence them.… Read more »

Kenya: Give Us Your Farm Throw-Aways; We'll Give Back Black Gold

Whether volunteering at local high schools in her community, educating boys about the importance of speaking out and building self-confidence or taking a summer course at… Read more »

Kenya: Safi Organics Turns Farm Waste into Black Gold and Poor Farmers into Entrepreneurs

Mary Rigo has been a spinach and tomato farmer for the past decade a few minute's drive from here in Kirinyaga county, where she owns a two-acre farm about one hundred kilometres… Read more »

Africa: COVID-19, The Loyalty Test for Employers

"The coronavirus pandemics is not just a health crisis, but also a social and economic crisis. The impact COVID-19 has on employment/jobs is deep, far-reaching and unparalleled."… Read more »

Africa: Novel Coronavirus - How Close Are We to Treatment And Vaccine?

The new coronavirus, declared a pandemic on March 11 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) because of its global spread, and with more than 170,000 confirmed cases, according to… Read more »

Africa: Novel Tobacco Products - Towards An Inclusive Debate?

Worldwide, an estimated 40 million people consume or have consumed electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) today. The challenges, health and commercial, are therefore significant. The… Read more »

Africa: Anzisha Prize - Developing Entrepreneurship Into a Career

"The most important thing we can all do when it comes to very young entrepreneurship is realising that we're all potential supporters of this work. If you're a parent you can… Read more »

Africa: Why This Major Cigarette Company is Going 'Smoke-Free'

In the past few years, new ways of consuming tobacco and nicotine have gained ground in many parts of the globe where regulators, scientists, policymakers, manufacturers and… Read more »

South Africa: BREAKING NEWS: Passenger Rail Service Placed Under Administration

The troubled Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, Prasa, has been placed under administration, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has announced. Read more »

South Africa: Drop Data Prices or Else - Competitions Commission

South Africa's Competition Commission finds that data price is "excessively high" in a market dominated by MTN and Vodacom. Read more »

Southern Africa: South Africa's Pepkor Pulls Out Of Zimbabwe

South African retailer Pepkor Holdings has announced that it will exit Zimbabwe after an economic crisis in the country hurt its performance, Reuters reports. Read more »

South Africa: Minister Gordhan to Meet Striking Airline Unions

A meeting between Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and striking unions at South African Airways (SAA) has been called to mitigate the industrial action by the National… Read more »

South Africa: Taste Holdings Sells Starbucks South Africa for a Song

JSE-listed Taste Holdings has announced that the 13 Starbucks coffee stores in South Africa will soon have a new owner, identified as company K2019548958. Read more »

South Africa: Animation Studio Scores International Emmy Nomination for Short Film

Cape Town animation studio Triggerfish has added another feather to its cap in the form of an International Emmy Kids Awards nomination for "Zog", an animated short film for the… Read more »

South Africa: A Stay In or Out of Jail for Old Mutual Directors?

Old Mutual has pleaded with the South Gauteng High Court, saying the potential imprisonment of board members - if they are found guilty of contempt of court for not allowing ousted… Read more »

South Africa: Old Mutual's Peter Moyo Sues Employer for U.S.$16 Million

Former Old Mutual CEO, Peter Moyo is suing the insurance group for R250-million (U.S.$16, 509 500) or be permanently reinstated. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Idris Elba to Help Bring Economic Prosperity to Sherbro Island

The British award-winning actor and musician has committed to developing Sherbro Island into a world-class city as part of his drive to give back to Sierra Leone. Read more »

South Africa: Peter Moyo Turned Away From Work By Old Mutual - Again

Peter Moyo, the on-off Old Mutual CEO, has been turned away from his place of work, Old Mutual Sandton, for a second time. This despite a court order that allowed him to return. Read more »

South Africa: Old Mutual's Peter Moyo Fired a Second Time

In response to a Old Mutual shareholder request for the board to finalize matters with CEO Peter Moyo, the insurer has fired him for the second time. Read more »

South Sudan: More Black Gold Struck - 300 Million Barrels, and Counting

300 million barrels of recoverable oil has been discovered in South Sudan's northeastern Upper Nile state, by a consortium comprising the Dar Petroleum Operating Company (DOPC),… Read more »

South Africa: 'Please Call Me' Inventor Wants U.S.$656 Million from Vodacom

The inventor of Vodacom's Please Call Me service, Nkosana Kenneth Makate, has refused a U.S.$3 million (R47 million) settlement offer from the cellular service provider in favour… Read more »

South Africa: A 'Dear Friend' SMS From Markus Jooste Adds to His Steinhoff Woes

A 'Dear Friend' SMS of apology from Markus Jooste days before the news of the Steinhoff firm's rot was exposed, has been handed in as evidence in a court case that is seeing the… Read more »