July 02
Mozambique: Rubbish Not Collected in Maputo Because of Debt
AIM
Maputo 2 Jul (AIM) - The residents of several neighborhoods of Maputo city are facing heaps of foul-smelling rubbish in the streets because the municipal council has stopped… Read more »
South Africa: What the New Cabinet Could Mean for SA's Energy and Environment Future [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The government of national unity has brought about a new Cabinet and significant changes with it. What could some of these shifts hold for SA's energy and environmental policies? Read more »
Namibia: Central Bank Launches Instant Pay Project
Namibian
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) last week launched the Instant Payment Programme (IPP), aiming to modernise Namibia's payment infrastructure. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's Deficit Widens to N$11,4 Billion in First Quarter
Namibian
Namibia's current account deficit widened to N$11,4 billion during the first quarter of this year. Read more »
Namibia: Car Owners to Enjoy Cheaper Transport Costs
Namibian
Namibia will see some relief in the cost of transportation as the Ministry of Mines and Energy lower fuel prices yesterday. Read more »
Namibia: 4000 Petition Against Power Hike
Namibian
A petition calling for ministerial intervention against the Electricity Control Board's (ECB) decision to increase the electricity tariff by 8% has reached over 4 000 signatures in… Read more »
July 01
South Africa: Students Drown in Debt Despite Full Bursaries - South African News Briefs - July 01, 2024
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South Africa: Very Big, Very Bloated, but Will the Government of National Unity Cabinet Be Better? [analysis]
Daily Maverick
We look at the good, the bad and the perplexing in President Cyril Ramaphosa's new Cabinet. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Embraces Continuity in Economic Cluster of New Cabinet [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Enoch Godongwana and David Masondo return to the finance ministry. Financial markets and investors will probably sigh in relief as it means continuity in fiscal prudence and… Read more »
South Africa: Kusile Power Station's Unit 5 Reaches Commercial Operation
SAnews.gov.za
Eskom's Kusile Unit 5 has achieved commercial operation, adding some 800MW to the grid. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Accident Victims Named
The Herald
POLICE have released the names of five people who were killed in a road accident at the 106 km peg along the Karoi-Binga Road, when a Nissan UD truck they were travelling in,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: New Suburban Road Rehab Scheme On the Cards
The Herald
A new programme targeting road rehabilitation in residential areas named Nhimbe/Ilima or Mushandirapamwe, is being rolled out nationwide, as the Government intensifies the… Read more »
Southern Africa: Zim Investors Shine At Awards Ceremony
The Herald
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Zimbabwe: Zim Trade Deficit Falls 24pc
The Herald
Zimbabwe's trade deficit decreased by 23,8 percent in May this year to US$151,1 million, according to the latest report from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat). Read more »
Zimbabwe: Economic Players Debate Vision 2030
The Herald
Major economic players from the public and private sectors are in Victoria Falls this week for the Zimbabwe Institute of Strategic Thinking (ZIST) national economic indaba, which… Read more »
Zimbabwe: ZB Drives Financial Literacy Among SMEs
The Herald
ZB Financial Holdings (ZBFH) has embarked on a nationwide financial literacy drive that is targeted at transforming the Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) sector in the country. Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Integration Drives Industrialisation . . .Beira Facilitates Movement of Raw Materials
The Herald
The SADC regional integration drive has led to a surge in investments and industrialisation, driven by efficient transport logistics, collaboration and improved ease of doing… Read more »
June 30
South Africa: Government of National Unity Bodes Well for Reducing Our Staggeringly High Youth Unemployment Rate [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The current national unemployment rate for youth aged 15-34 years stands at a staggering 45.5%. Nearly half of our largely youthful population across South Africa are not realising… Read more »
South Africa: KFC Under Fire After Worker Gets Warning for Not Meeting R2 Charity Donation Targets [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A union has demanded that the fast-food franchise stop degrading its staff after the incident involving the R2 Add Hope targets, a customer-based donation that goes to nonprofits. Read more »
Angola: Banana and Cassava Fair and Conference Raises More Than 50 Million Kwanzas
ANGOP
Fifty-eight million and 92 thousand kwanzas is the amount collected during the three days of the third edition of the Banana and Cassava Fair and Conference in the province of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimplats Share Trust Sinks U.S.$100k for Piped Water, Classrooms and Clinic Projects
New Zimbabwe
THE Zimplats Mhondoro-Ngezi, Chegutu, Zvimba Community Share Ownership Trust (CSOT) has pumped US$100 000 this year alone into three rural development projects to transform… Read more »
South Africa: Tears of Gratitude As SA Harvest Brings Much-Needed Food to Nelson Mandela Bay [analysis]
Daily Maverick
After devastating floods in Kariega earlier this month, thousands of people were displaced, shelters were overrun and families lost precious possessions as robbers looted their… Read more »
June 29
Zambia: Results of Angola-Zambia Cooperation Expected in Three Years.
ANGOP
The positive effects of the actions included in the Memorandum of Cooperation between Angola and Zambia will be felt by the population within three years, Moxico governor, Ernesto… Read more »
Angola: Chinese Group Invests USD 12 Million in Commercial Compound
ANGOP
Chinese group Huamhua Investment on Saturday began construction of Shoping Huambo, valued at US$12 million, to be considered a large shopping compound, ANGOP learned on site. Read more »
June 28
South Africa: Ordinary White South Africans and Apartheid - Bound to a Racist System They Helped Prop Up [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In South Africa, apartheid was a divisive political system entrenched by a white minority who regarded other ethnic groups as inferior, creating townships on the outskirts of… Read more »