The government's plans to privatise certain state-owned entities has been in the pipeline for years. Sanctions, particularly those by the Read more »

While some mining houses are closing and sending their workers home, others are paying their employees while they go on COVID-19 Read more »

As the world feels the economic and social impact of COVID-19, South Africans awoke to the news that rating agency Moody's downgraded the economy to junk status, essentially ... Read more »

On the back of President Cyril Ramaphosa announcement of a lockdown in South Africa, Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel has expanded on the measures that will be taken by Read more »

The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has called for the lifting of sanctions on all countries, including Zimbabwe,  in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. ... Read more »

Zimbabwe has paid the U.S.$33 million debt it owed to South Africa's Eskom which the government has been paying since June 2019, Energy Minister Fortune Chasi has said. Zimbabwe is ... Read more »

The 75,000 head of cattle will be delivered over the next 10 years as repayment for the 2017 U.S.$100 million debt. The first instalment of 1,000 cows already arrived in ... Read more »

As the Covid-19 outbreak forces the cancellation of trips, large gatherings and a slowdown in manufacturing, the economic damage is mounting across the world, but could the ... Read more »

The Tripartite Free Trade Area aims to boost intra-Africa trade through the creation of a wider market, increased investment flows, enhanced competitiveness and the ... Read more »

President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the support of the African Union, has invited leaders from Angola, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, ... Read more »