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12 months ago | April 26, 2023

Investing in Africa is profitable, AfDB tells Japanese investors

Business Writer African Development Bank (AfDB) president  Dr Akinwumi Adesina has called for a significant increase in ...

SA weighs mega renewable-energy tender to curb outages

Bloomberg South African Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa proposed a “mega bid window” for the procurement of ...

1 year ago | April 21, 2023

Pressure on SA consumers evident as interest-free shopping surges

Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services have gained n popularity in South Africa over the past few years, offering consumers a ...

SA power cuts hit factory output in Mauritius

The inability of South Africa’s main power producer Eskom to meet demand is not only hurting the continent’s ...

Ramaphosa affirms climate goal amid coal push

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged to meet the nation’s net zero carbon emission target despite a push to ...

New broom at SAA to sweep it all under carpet?

This week, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan appointed a new board at South African Airways (SAA). The interim ...

1 year ago | April 14, 2023

Ramaphosa woos business

President Cyril Ramaphosa met business leaders on Wednesday to discuss measures to boost economic growth and job ...

Nedbank sees R10bn pipeline of green energy projects

Nedbank Group has increased its green finance pipeline to more than R10-billion as more South African businesses invest ...

1 year ago | April 7, 2023

Impact of higher interest rates in SA

How much will higher interest rates hurt? Higher rates usually impact economic activity with a lag, so it is probably ...

Strong close to a rocky first quarter for the JSE

In a quarter filled with surprise monetary policy tightening in major economies, China’s reopening, and a mini banking ...

S. Africa fights to keep phone networks up as lights go out

On a recent Friday morning north of Johannesburg, the head of South Africa’s largest telecoms company surveyed the ...

Rand manipulation: Competition Tribunal includes 9 more big banks

The Competition Tribunal has ruled that it has the jurisdiction to hear the long-standing case against foreign and local ...

1 year ago | April 5, 2023

Anglo American partners Sweden’s H2 Green Steel to advance ...

News24.com Global mining giant, Anglo American, said on Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Swedish ...

1 year ago | April 4, 2023

Reserve Bank’s new entity for protecting bank ...

Compiled by Karl Gernetzky News24.co.zw The South African Reserve Bank has established SA’s first deposit insurance ...

1 year ago | April 3, 2023

Khaya Cement names CEO 

Business Writer Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Limited has appointed Innocent Zulu Chikwata as substantive chief executive ...

1 year ago | March 31, 2023

‘Zim to be net exporter of grain’

The secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene has said the AfCFTA Secretariat ...

SA public wage: How much do state nurses, porters and cleaners earn?

If unions accept the government’s latest pay deal, nurses, cleaners and porters at state hospitals will have less money ...

Botswana tests De Beers pact by buying stake in Belgian gem trader

Botswana will acquire a 24 percent stake in Belgian gem trader HB Antwerp, in a deal that could challenge the southern ...

1 year ago | March 29, 2023

Ramaphosa asks ports operator for plan to end logistics crisis

Bloomberg South African President Cyril Ramaphosa directed executives of state-owned rail and port operator Transnet to ...

1 year ago | March 27, 2023

Zim, Comesa sign pact to build Chirundu border market

Business Writer Zimbabwe and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) have signed a US$988 972,12 ...