Kenya & Tanzania address longstanding concerns regarding the export of poultry

Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania have successfully addressed longstanding concerns regarding the export of poultry and poultry products between them following a two-day meeting at the East African Community headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. Kenya, historically a significant exporter of po…

Nigeria's major cities faced with fuel shortages

Nigeria's major cities have been faced with fuel shortages, causing a sharp increase in prices. Prices in some retail outlets in Lagos and Abuja rose above 850 naira (0,61 dollars) and government-owned oil firm, NNPC Ltd, which imports the products sells at an average price of 617 naira (0,44 dolla…

Zimbabwe Investment Summit  underway in Kempton Park, South Africa

The Zimbabwe Investment Summit is currently underway in Kempton Park, situated in South Africa's Gauteng province. The summit aims to spotlight investment opportunities across sectors including mining, infrastructure development, agriculture, agri-processing, tourism, and ICT. For more on this, T…

Irish Tech Challenge

Following a successful run in 2023 where five South African startups secured over 10 thousand dollars in funding each and a curated immersion and networking trip to Dublin, the Irish Tech Challenge is back in 2024 and looking for startups.  Run by Tshimologong Digital Innovation Hub in conjunction …

May Day rally hosted in De Doorns in the Western Cape, South Africa

The Commercial, Stevedoring, Agricultural and Allied Workers Union (CSAAWU) is hosting a May Day rally also known as International Workers' Day in De Doorns in the Western Cape. Farm workers from De Doorns and surrounding areas reflect on how to deepen the struggle for dignified living and working …

Accountants and finance professionals now more optimistic about global economy

Accountants and finance professionals are more optimistic about the global economy than in nearly two years, according to the latest Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Global Economic Conditions Survey. Confidence has moderately incre…

SA brace themselves for another fuel hike

Bad news for South African motorists as the price of petrol is set to increase by around 37 South African cents a litre from midnight. The country's department of Energy says the price of diesel will decrease by up to 36 cents per litre and illuminating paraffin will go down by 25 cents a litre at …

Zimbabweans start withdrawing the country's new bank notes & coins from their bank accounts

Zimbabweans have started withdrawing the country's new bank notes and coins from their bank accounts. The new Zimbabwe Gold, ZiG, banknotes hit the money market yesterday and individuals will be allowed to withdraw only three-thousand ZiG per week and companies thirty-thousand ZiG per week. For mo…

Heads of State from 39 African countries meet in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss the transformation agenda

Heads of state from 39 African countries met in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss the transformation agenda, aimed at improving lives and creating new opportunities with the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA). During the IDA Summit for Africa Heads of State, the leaders called on the …

Challenges faced by workers amidst the rising cost of living

As South Africa gears up to observe workers day on the 1st of May, workers across the country continue facing escalating financial pressure due to the rising costs of housing, transportation, food and electricity. With poverty estimated at 62.7% in 2023, slightly below its pandemic peak,  its impor…