Cocoa Farmers Call for Plain Levelled Field in the Sector

FrontPageAfrica

Cocoa farmers in Liberia have expressed their unhappiness with new policies being introduced by the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulation Authority (LACRA), stating it has some… Read more »

Alrosa to Hold 70% in Diamond Venture

The Herald

LEADING global diamond producer, Alrosa, will hold a 70 percent controlling stake in the newly agreed joint venture with State owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC),… Read more »

4 Things You Didn't Know About the Indian Ocean Island Games

Seychelles News Agency

The Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) or the Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Indian Ocean island… Read more »

After Floods, Zimbabwe and Mozambique Face Huge Maize Shortfalls

Daily Maverick

Zimbabwe's 2019 maize crop is set to come in at half that of 2018 and Mozambique's at a quarter. To make it worse, SA will probably not have much excess -- and the result is… Read more »

Inside Rwanda's New Investments in Minerals

New Times

Rwanda is now home to two refineries of gold and tin, both of which have the capacity to process large amounts of minerals from within the country and the region. Read more »

Safaricom Allays Fears of Instability Following Collymore's Death

Capital FM

Safaricom has assured stakeholders of continuity after Monday's devastating news of the passing on of its Chief Executive Officer, Bob Collymore. Read more »

Setting Up of Cube-Sugar Producing, Packaging Plant [opinion]

This Day

The consumption of sugar all over the world in general and Nigeria in particular is very high. Read more »

Zim Sets Annual Mineral Production Targets

The Herald

Government has set annual targets for high-level minerals as it moves to maximise production in the mining sector. Read more »

Kenya Opens Window for Import of 12.5 Million Bags Tax-Free Maize

Citizen

Kenya's Treasury is set to open a window for duty-free import of 12.5 million bags of maize to meet a shortfall that has seen shelf prices hit Ksh125 ($1.22) for a two-kg packet of… Read more »

Commodity Exchange Eyes Coffee Trading

Daily News

TANZANIA Mercantile Exchange (TMX ) is finalizing some procedures with the Coffee Board of Tanzania (CBT) before starting trading coffee soon through the exchange. Read more »

Kenya's Inflation Hits 5.70% Over High Price Commodities

Capital FM

Kenya's inflation rate has increased to 5.70 per cent for the month of June 2019, compared to 5.49 in May 2019. Read more »

Bullion's Current Tear Offers Scant Golden Opportunity for South African Producers [analysis]

Daily Maverick

Bullion's spot price is on the up, hitting six-year highs on the prospect of lower US interest rates and rising tensions between Washington and Tehran -- a winning combination for… Read more »

South Africa Must Dig Deeper for a Solution to Illegal Mining [analysis]

ISS

For organised crime groups, illegal mining is a lucrative enterprise. In South Africa it's often linked to human smuggling and trafficking, illegal weapons and explosives, tax… Read more »

Cotton SA Could Emerge As a Serious Contender [analysis]

Daily Maverick

Today, Cotton SA is hanging by a thread as local policy failed to stand up to aggressive protectionism measures enforced by trading partners. But some state capital and corporate… Read more »

Mineral Database Will Stop Leakages [opinion]

The Herald

It is exciting news that Zimbabwe is sitting on a bountiful of 17 rare earth minerals, over and above the diamonds, gold, platinum, chrome and glut of other minerals we have… Read more »