Business Rand Slides Again As Dollar Strength Pressures South African Markets JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa’s rand headed toward a fourth consecutive weekly loss on Friday as rising United States... BY Mazwe Majola October 2, 2026 0 Comments
Sports Wissa Punishes Zimbabwe As DR Congo Spoil AFCON Homecoming Night HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe’s return to the National Sports Stadium ended in defeat on Monday night as DR Congo beat... BY Mazwe Majola September 29, 2026 0 Comments
Business Burkina Faso Opens First Gold Refinery, Targeting Full Value Control OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – President Ibrahim Traoré inaugurated RAFFINOR-BF on September 28, giving Burkina Faso its first national gold refinery... BY Mazwe Majola September 29, 2026 0 Comments
Business Rwanda’s Biggest Bank Joins China’s Yuan Settlement Network For Trade <div class="gmail-text-base gmail-my-auto gmail-mx-auto gmail-pb-8 gmail-[–thread-content-margin:var(–thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(–spacing)*4))] gmail-@w-sm/main:[–thread-content-margin:var(–thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(–spacing)*6))] gmail-@w-lg/main:[–thread-content-margin:var(–thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(–spacing)*16))] gmail-px-(–thread-content-margin)”><div class="gmail-[–thread-content-max-width:40rem] gmail-@w-lg/main:[–thread-content-max-width:48rem] gmail-mx-auto gmail-max-w-(–thread-content-max-width) gmail-flex-1 gmail-group/turn-messages gmail-focus-visible:outline-hidden gmail-relative gmail-flex gmail-w-full gmail-min-w-0... BY Mazwe Majola September 24, 2026 0 Comments
Business Zimbabwe Secures Chirundu Border Upgrade Funding to Accelerate Regional Trade HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe has secured financing for a major upgrade of the Chirundu border post with Zambia, clearing a... BY Mazwe Majola September 22, 2026 0 Comments
Business Somalia Confirms Critical Minerals as Investors Eye Untapped Resource Wealth MOGADISHU, Somalia – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Somalia holds confirmed deposits of uranium, lithium and cobalt as his government... BY Mazwe Majola September 22, 2026 0 Comments
Business Gates Foundation Commits $1 Billion to Narrow Global AI Divide SEATTLE, United States – The Gates Foundation will spend at least $1 billion over the next two years to widen... BY Mazwe Majola September 15, 2026 0 Comments
Business Nigeria’s Stock Market Wealth Concentrates Heavily Around Two Dominant Billionaires LAGOS, Nigeria – Seventeen individuals hold Nigerian Exchange shares worth about $37.7 billion, yet two industrialists control close to three... BY Mazwe Majola September 15, 2026 0 Comments
Opinion South Africa’s Murder Crisis Exposes Deep Social And Policing Failures CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Police recorded 5,427 murders across South Africa between April and June 2026. The figure equals... BY Mazwe Majola September 14, 2026 0 Comments
Business Dangote Refinery IPO Opens Africa’s Biggest Share Sale to Investors LAGOS, Nigeria – Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has launched the continent’s largest initial public offering, placing part of his... BY Mazwe Majola September 14, 2026 0 Comments