Over 130 Companies Closed As Crackdown On Illicit Alcohol Widens
New Times
The Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) on Tuesday, August 4, announced the closure of 27 companies, as part of the ongoing crackdown on illicit alcohol production and… Read more »
Peanut Butter Tax Takes Aim At Cheaper Foreign Brands
Scrolla
South Africa now charges a 20% tax on imported peanut butter, mostly from India, to help protect local peanut butter makers. Groundnut industry leader Adri Botha says locally… Read more »
Receipts and Resistance - Modernising Jigjiga's Tax System Amid Vat Compliance, Data Privacy Challenges [opinion]
Addis Standard
Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali Regional State, is currently at the centre of a heated dispute between the City Administration and segments of the business community--large… Read more »
Food Prices Rise As Inflation Slows
Daily Trust
Nigeria's food inflation rose in July despite a series of interventions by the federal government to boost domestic production, reduce input costs and ease pressure on consumers. Read more »
Rice Import Traders Accuse Brokers of Hijacking Business
Independent (Kampala)
Rice importers say brokers are allegedly working with officials in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to take control of the country's rice import business through a… Read more »
NGO Advocates Dedicated Budget Line for Family Planning Commodities in Katsina
This Day
A Non-governmental Organisation, Access to Medicines Initiative (AMI), has called on the Katsina State Government to establish a dedicated budget line for family planning… Read more »
Sugar Shortage Sends Prices Soaring
Daily News
SUGAR prices in Zanzibar have more than doubled the official retail price amid supply disruptions linked to delayed imports and suspected hoarding by some traders. Read more »
Standards Body Withdraws S-Mark for Over 80 Alcoholic Beverages
New Times
The Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) has withdrawn the standardisation certification licences for products manufactured by 47 alcoholic beverage manufucturing companies. Read more »
Relief for Lesotho As U.S. Tariffs Expire
GroundUp
Goods made in Lesotho will once again enter the United States duty-free after Washington's tariffs expired on 29 July. It comes as a relief to the country's export-dependent… Read more »
