June 18
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Loses U.S.$8 Million to Poaching
The Herald
ZIMBABWE has lost close to US$8 million since 2019 as over 420 Big Five animals have been killed by poachers from 2019 to date. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Khayah Cement Bemoans Cheaper Imports, High Power Costs
263Chat
Cement producer, Khayah Cement says high power costs coupled with cheaper cement imports flooding the market are threatening business viability. Read more »
South Africa: Youth Take to Their Bikes to Protest Against Mining Companies
GroundUp
Youth Affected by Mining United in Action cycled the "Toxic Tour" to various mining companies' offices in Johannesburg Read more »
Namibia: Namibians Spend 39 Million Hours Speaking On the Phone
Namibian
Namibians have spent 39,3 million hours speaking on the phone in the first three months of the year. Read more »
Namibia: Central Bank, DBN Join Forces
Namibian
The Bank of Namibia and the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) have partnered up to drive economic development. Read more »
Namibia: Revenue Agency Extends Deadline for Companies, Individuals to Get Tax Certificates
Namibian
The Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) has decided that the current process for obtaining a tax certificate of good standing will remain in effect until 31 March 2025. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Meikles Maintains Strong Liquidity Levels - Group Revenue Up 102%
New Zimbabwe
MEIKLES Limited continues to post a very positive performance after recording a strong liquidity position on the back of a 102% revenue increase in the just-ended annual period. Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'Victoria Falls Bridge Safe, Sound'
The Herald
EMERGED Railways Properties (ERP), which owns and manages the Victoria Falls Bridge, says the infrastructure remains structurally safe and sound to facilitate trade and movement of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: President's Visit to South Korea Opens New Economic Frontier
The Herald
President Mnangagwa's diplomatic charm during the just-ended South Korea-Africa Summit, including his address to the hugely subscribed business forum, is already paying dividends… Read more »
Kenya: Southern African Equity Fund to Put Up 240 Green Apartments in Kiambu
Capital FM
IHS Kenya, a Southern African private equity fund manager, has unveiled an affordable green housing development in Limuru, Kiambu County. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Bus Licence Cancelled As 8 Anglicans Perish in Blaze
The Herald
The operating licence of Passion Link Coaches has been cancelled by Government after a blaze inside an unroadworthy bus burnt eight Anglican Diocese of Manicaland pilgrims… Read more »
Zimbabwe: REA Electrifies Over 70pc of Rural Schools
The Herald
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has electrified over 70 percent of primary and secondary schools across the country, marking a major milestone in the country's quest for… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Beitbridge Hosts Diaspora Investment Conference
The Herald
A two-day provincial diaspora investment conference will be held in Beitbridge next month to unlock new frontiers in Matabeleland South through engaging the diaspora community. Read more »
Zimbabwe: High Interest Rates Frustrate Tobacco Funding
The Herald
Stakeholders in the tobacco industry have described local financial institutions' interest rates as prohibitive and impeding Government's efforts to localise funding for the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Croc Skin Exports Rise 56pc, Increase Global Market Share
The Herald
The agriculture sector is emerging as a vital cog in the country's journey towards achieving an upper-middle income economy by 2030, with crocodile skin (unprocessed and processed)… Read more »
June 17
Mozambique: IMF to Disburse Further 59.8 Million Dollars
AIM
The Mozambican government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement on economic policies under which the Fund will disburse a further 55.9 million Euros… Read more »
Mozambique: New Banknotes Go Into Circulation
AIM
The governor of Bank of Mozambique, Rogério Zandamela, has announced that the new series of notes and coins of the Metical, the national currency, have been circulating… Read more »
South Africa: 'Go Back to SA' - UK and U.S. Tell Eskom and Asbestos Corruption Accused They're Extraditable [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Michael Lomas is wanted in South Africa for a case involving R745-million Eskom fraud, while Moroadi Cholota is wanted for a R255-million Free State asbestos corruption matter.… Read more »
Namibia: Hundreds March for Universal Basic Income Grant
Namibian
The Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition of Namibia marched to the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare on Saturday morning to demand a universal and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: CBZ Secures U.S.$80m Loan From Afreximbank to Support Exporters
The Herald
CBZ Bank has secured a US$80 million loan facility from the African Export-Import Bank to support trade financing for the country's productive sectors of the economy as well as for… Read more »
June 16
Zimbabwe: Platinum Producer Mimosa to Pay Compensation for Pre-2009 Pension Losses
New Zimbabwe
FORMER employees at Zvishavane-based platinum producer, Mimosa Mining Company, are set to pocket windfalls after the pension fund finalised compensation payment modalities for… Read more »
South Africa: Senzo Mchunu Elected As Acting Minister of Agriculture
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the Minister of Water Affairs and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, as Acting Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Labour Demands Wholly Govt Funded National Health Insurance Scheme
New Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says the proposed National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) must be wholly funded by the government as opposed to subjecting citizens to… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Calls On GNU to Do More for Youth [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) pays homage to the youth of 1976, who by taking to the streets energised the struggle against the oppressive apartheid regime… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Falcon College Bus Accident Claims One, Several Injured
New Zimbabwe
One male student died while several others sustained injuries after a bus belonging to elite Falcon College overturned along the Bulawayo-Esigodini road Sunday afternoon. Read more »