July 16
South Africa: Chinese E-Commerce Companies Popular in South Africa
VOA
Rotondwa Mbadaliga is a self-professed "shopping addict." The 25-year-old South African fashion influencer says she is a huge fan of Chinese-linked e-commerce companies Shein and… Read more »
Malawi: Green Climate Fund Approves $52 Million to Support Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)-Led Project in Malawi
The Herald
A $52.3 million project approved today by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) aims to help Malawi cope with the devastating effects of climate change and boost the country's long-term… Read more »
South Africa: Steenhuisen's Agriculture Budget Vote Speech Sent a Positive Message to the Sector
Daily Maverick
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen's budget vote speech was valuable, underscoring a message of continuity from the previous administration, with an added focus on relentless… Read more »
Angola: Angola's Agro-Industry With Potential to Promote National Production
ANGOP
The potential of Angola's agro-industry and food processing allows the promotion of national production to reduce imports of food goods, the Secretary of State for Industry, Carlos… Read more »
Angola: UAE Aims to Intensify Economic Relations With Angola
ANGOP
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently expressed its intention to intensify economic relations with Angola, investing in the energy, technology and maritime logistics sectors,… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Welcomes the Extension of Koeberg's Lifespan to 2040
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the extension of Eskom's nuclear power station, Koeberg's lifespan until 2040, including its maintenance programme to… Read more »
Mozambique: IMF Imposes Wage Cuts, Accepts 'Weak Non-Mining Growth' So Mozambique Remains Just Mineral Exporter
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
The IMF has imposed a major wage freeze, which implies wage cuts over the next three years. In effect, government has agreed that its total wage bill of $3.3bn this year must fall… Read more »
South Africa: Koeberg Unit 1 Can Operate Until 2044 Despite Concerns, Says Nuclear Regulator
Daily Maverick
In a Monday briefing, National Nuclear Regulator CEO Ditebogo Kgomo announced that Koeberg Power Station's Unit 1 has received approval for a 20-year operating licence extension. Read more »
Malawi: Macra Decries the Cybersecurity Act Compliance
Nyasa Times
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority(MACRA) says despite efforts to enforce the Cybersecurity Act in the country, compliance is still very poor. Read more »
South Africa: Home Affairs Critical in Ensuring Economic Growth
SAnews.gov.za
Work is underway to position the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) as a powerful engine for economic growth. Read more »
South Africa: City of Joburg Backtracks On Reprieve for Punishing Power Tax
Daily Maverick
A review of options could take months as insiders say it will impact an already strained budget. Read more »
July 15
Zimbabwe: Battling Silent Torment - Combating Workplace Harassment and Ensuring Occupational Safety in Zimbabwe
263Chat
For Alice*, work has become a daily battle. Read more »
South Africa: Transport Department, Taxi Industry to Work Together This Term, Says Creecy
SAnews.gov.za
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has committed to working with the taxi industry to ensure that the industry fulfils its role in the transport ecosystem with greater safety. Read more »
Malawi: Nacala Logistics Moves to Increase Fuel Haulage to Lilongwe to 15 Million Litres Per Month
Nyasa Times
Nacala Logistics Limited has expressed its commitment to increasing to 15 million litres per month the amount of fuel being hauled to Lilongwe via rail transport. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Aims for Zero Emissions By 2050
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Angered By the Death of Six Firefighters [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is angered and traumatised that six firefighters died in the line of duty while extinguishing a blaze in the Kwa-Zulu Natal… Read more »
South Africa: Shared Poverty and the Curse of Unemployment in Rural South Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
South Africa: Total's Decision Should Be Seen As An Opportunity To Re-Evaluate SA's Energy Strategy And Accelerate The Just Transition
The Green Connection
The Green Connection say that they are relieved to hear that TotalEnergies may abandon its offshore production right application to exploit an estimated 1 billion barrels of oil… Read more »
Malawi: Chimbota CDO Constructs K80 Million Hall in Nkhata Bay
Nyasa Times
In a move aimed at boosting education infrastructure in Malawi, Chimbota Development Organisation (CDO) has constructed a state-of-the-art hall at Chimbota Secondary School in… Read more »
South Africa: No Electricity for Diepsloot Welfare Organisations
GroundUp
Eskom says broken transformer can't be fixed again because the area is high risk Read more »
South Africa: The Little Charcoal Business Run By a Group of Young People in Matatiele
GroundUp
Morumotsho Charcoal has been going for eight years Read more »
July 14
Angola: Angola With the Highest Growth in the Last Nine Years
ANGOP
Angola experienced, in the first quarter of 2024, the highest economic growth in the last nine years, with the successive slowdown in inflation. Read more »
South Africa: Nuclear Power Build Will Be At a Scale 'We Can Afford' - Minister Ramokgopa
SAnews.gov.za
Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says South Africa will seek to build a nuclear plant for electricity generation at "a scale and speed that we can… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Cost-of-Living Crisis Takes Its Toll On Burdened Consumers [analysis]
Daily Maverick
If it's not double-digit electricity hikes, it's food prices that have increased far above the inflation rate. Coupled with persistently high interest rates, South Africans are in… Read more »
South Africa: Climate Activists Protest Against Sukuma Coal Mine Project [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Climate activists Extinction Rebellion Vaal and the Coal-ition Committee say a lack of transparency about electricity usage, the potential damage from blasting, threats to heritage… Read more »