A few days after the Energy Regulatory Commission announced an increase in fuel prices, the after-effects are beginning to be felt by commuters.
Go to resource »Kenyans have started paying a little more for their food, due to the increase in fuel prices. Food traders say the increase in food prices has been bad for business, because many of their customers are staying away and then most of the fresh produce rots.
Go to resource »A suicide car bomber has killed at least seven people in Mogadishu. Most of the victims were in a minibus taxi. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility, saying it was a revenge attack.
Go to resource »When people think of Zimbabwe they tend to consider the negative stereotypes associated with the country. However, Zimbabwe's own king of bling says there's so much more to his country which he describes as rich and on the verge of a turnaround.
Go to resource »Some relatives of those involved in Friday's Hex River Pass bus crash still don't know if their loved ones are dead or alive. Twenty four members of Khayelitsha's Twelve Apostles Church were killed in the crash, and dozens more are in hospital. But on Saturday, relatives were not allowed to identify the bodies that have been taken to a nearby morgue.
Go to resource »The first phase of a giant housing project in Lagos' Victoria Island is underway. It is being set up on a nine kilometre square piece of land, an area the size of Manhattan in New York City. It is expected to house a quarter of million people, and create thousands of jobs.
Go to resource »The passenger bus was travelling from Gauteng when the driver lost control on the N1 in the Hex River Pass and overturned.
President Jacob Zuma has extended his condolences to the families of the victims, who were all members of the 12 Apostles Church in Khayelitsha.
From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is the Real Economy Report. Engineering News recently took a tour of the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research's National Laser Centre to catch up on the latest laser technology and developments in the industry. Samantha Moolman has the story. Samantha Moolman: For more than a decade, the National Laser Centre has been introducing the competitive advantage of advanced laser materials processing to the local manufacturing industry.
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Riah Phiyega was not able to take the stand at the Marikana Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday because a witness who came before her broke down during his testimony. Mzoxolo Magidiwana, one of the survivors of the Marikana massacre, had to be given more time to compose himself. The Police Commissioner was set to come before Judge Ian Farlam and his team.
Go to resource »Kenyas raise the red flag on what can just be described as the audacity of tribalism by a section of Kenyans who have taken breathtaking ethnic hatred to the Internet. The election conducted on the 4th of March had a rare distinction of passing peacefully without a single drop of blood being spilled in the name of ethnicity, but what a section of Kenyans are doing in the internet even this very minute could just overshadow all that good.
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