Featured ‘Offshore goldmine’: Major gas discovery made near South African coast
A major gas discovery has been made off the southern coast of SA on Wednesday, as revealed by Total. The finding has been labelled ‘significant’...
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Featured South Africa: Finance Minister Holds the Line but Bails Out Floundering National Airline
Mboweni sticks to his guns in a bid to stabilise debt, but this may not be enough to avoid the fiscal cliff. Left leaning economists...
Featured Coronavirus surge is sinking consumer confidence
The rise in coronavirus cases in certain parts of the U.S. is stunting confidence across the country, a crop of new reports show.Driving the news:...
Reforestation plans in Africa could go awry
The state of mature ecosystems must be taken into account before launching massive reforestation plans in sub-Saharan Africa, according to geo-ecologist Julie Aleman, a visiting...
Bauchi Govt Sets Up Judicial Panel Of Inquiry On Police Brutality
(FILE) Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed.The Bauchi State Government has set up a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to investigate human rights abuses and police brutality...
Uneven recovery prospects for Africa’s major economies: Reuters poll
Economic Indicators7 hours ago (Oct 27, 2020 09:50AM ET) © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker is seen at a Highveld Steel plant, which has a...
Africa: Clarion Call for AfCFTA Trade to Begin in 2021
Washington, DC — In this brief Manchester Trade paper, we argue that unless intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) begins on a...
NASS assures justice for victims of alleged SARS abuses – Lawan
Nigerian Senate President Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan PHOTO:Twitter The President of Senate, Ahmed Lawan, says the National Assembly (NASS) would ensure justice for victims of alleged...
Okonjo-Iweala and Africa’s WTO moment, By Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu
•Dr Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaIf she is chosen to head the World Trade Organisation, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, an experienced development economist, would make a...
Across Africa, citizens are resisting attempts to raise tax revenue from rising mobile use
Earlier this week (Oct. 19) in Cameroon, president Paul Biya ordered the deferment of the collection, by digital means, of custom duties and taxes on...