June 27
Zimbabwe: Harare Commission Grills City Parking
The Herald
City Parking officials were yesterday accused of working in cahoots with street vagrants to extort money from motorists during public hearings convened by the Commission of Inquiry… Read more »
June 26
Mozambique: UK & US Subsidies Take Electric Car Battery Jobs Away From Mozambique
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Workers in Vidalia, Louisiana, USA began producing anodes for lithium batteries for electric cars in February, using graphite from Balama, Cabo Delgado, mined by Australian company… Read more »
South Africa: Shell Didn't Consult Communities Properly About Mining the Wild Coast - but How Much Legal Protection Do South Africans Have? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal by Shell, Impact Africa and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to overturn a High Court judgment… Read more »
South Africa: SA Requested the Establishment of Two Panels At WTO
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa has this week requested the establishment of two panels at a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Read more »
Southern Africa: Namibia Inks Amendment to Establish SADC Parliament
Namibia Economist
Namibia has become the 10th SADC Member State to sign the Agreement amending the SADC Treaty to transform the SADC Parliamentary Forum into a SADC Parliament. Read more »
South Africa: Namaqualand Community Raises the Alarm Over Copper Mining in Their Small Town
GroundUp
The Department of Mineral Resources will visit Concordia in July to assess the mine's compliance with dust mitigation and other issues Read more »
Mozambique: Court Blocks CTA Bank Accounts
AIM
The Maputo City Court has ordered the blocking of the bank accounts of the Mozambican Confederation of Business Associations (CTA), as well as the seizure of its head office… Read more »
Lesotho: Kingdom of Lesotho - Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission [press release]
IMF
A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or 'mission'), in most cases to a member country. Missions are… Read more »
Zambia: IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility and Approves Augmentation of the Arrangement [press release]
IMF
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the third review of Zambia's 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement and approved an… Read more »
Angola: Cabinet Council Approves National Minimum Wage
ANGOP
The Cabinet Council approved Wednesday the national minimum wage, set at 70,000 kwanzas and 50,000 kwanzas for micro-enterprises and startups. Read more »
Zimbabwe: RBZ Changes ZiG Currency Code to ZWG As International Standards Organisation Approves Certification
New Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency code will be changed to ZWG following approval by the International Standards Organisation (ISO) to… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Stands in Solidarity With the Workers and People of Kenya [press release]
COSATU
COSATU joins the millions of working people all over the world, particularly on the African continent who stand in solidarity with the fighting masses of Kenya against the Finance… Read more »
Zimbabwe: New System for E-Passport Holders
The Herald
Holders of Zimbabwean and SADC e-passports will soon be able to walk into Zimbabwe through a scanner on an electronic gate without queuing or the involvement of an immigration… Read more »
Mozambique: Port of Beira Reaches Record Figures in Cargo Handling
AIM
The private consortium Cornelder de Moçambique, which is responsible for managing the central Mozambican Port of Beira, has announced that, over the last five months, it… Read more »
Botswana: Salary Talks Standoff DPSM, Unions Look for Foreign Arbitrator
The Patriot
The salary negotiations between Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) and the Five Cooperating Trade Unions (5CTU), who demand a massive 15% salary increment for the… Read more »
Namibia: Share Million-Dollar Tenders Among SMEs - Katjimune
Namibian
Lawmaker Maximalliant Katjimune wants the parliament to reconsider the procurement awarding system to share million-dollar tenders among more than one small or medium enterprise… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Pfumvudza/Intwasa Training for 1 680 Extension Workers
The Herald
Government's decision to train 1 680 extension officers countrywide on the Presidential Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme marks a crucial step towards empowering agronomists with… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Consolidate Interventions to Stop Cotton Industry's Downward Spiral
The Herald
In 1980, farmers delivered 157 533 tonnes of seed cotton to the then sole seller and buyer of the crop, Cotton Marketing Board (CMB). Read more »
Zimbabwe: Illegal Money Changers Get Bail After 2 Months
The Herald
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Zimbabwe: AfCFTA - Competitiveness Critical for Survival, Growth
The Herald
With the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) liberalising markets across the continent, competitiveness has become an indispensable part of Zimbabwe's economic agenda,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: New Roads, Sewer Systems, Water for Informal Settlements
The Herald
The Government has partnered with the private sector to co-fund the Presidential Title Deeds and Settlement Regularisation Programme, ensuring that essential services like roads,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Liquid Unfazed By Starlink Entry Into Zim Market
The Herald
Liquid Intelligent Technologies says it is not worried about the imminent entry of billionaire Elon Musk's global internet service provider, Starlink, into the Zimbabwean market. Read more »
Zimbabwe: PPC 10 Top Managers Lose Jobs
The Herald
SOUTH African cement maker PPC has embarked on a turnaround strategy to improve its profit margins and profitability, which has already led to the retrenchment of 10 top… Read more »
Southern Africa: 'Industrialisation Pillar of SADC Development'
The Herald
The SADC industrialisation agenda is gathering momentum and presents the bloc's leaders with more opportunities to strategise on mechanisms that promote trade, job creation, women… Read more »
Mozambique: Zim Can Tap Into Mozambique Markets
The Herald
ZIMBABWE can tap into the vast potential trade opportunities offered by Mozambique's dynamic Tete province, in a move that will foster mutual economic development and prosperity… Read more »