Tags GENERAL MultiChoice debuts on Johannesburg Stock Exchange with 95.50 rand opening Africa’s biggest pay-TV group MultiChoice debuted on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Wednesday with shares opening at 95.50 rand, giving
Tags GENERAL South African president declares May 8 as election day South African President Cyril Ramaphosa set May 8 as the date of the National Assembly election. In terms of the
Tags GENERAL Nigeria’s Buhari pledges to focus on economy during new term Nigeria’s newly re-elected leader Muhammadu Buhari once again pledged to focus on restoring the economy, intensifying security and fighting graft,
Tags GENERAL Congo approves oil deal that may encroach on World Heritage Site Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila approved an oil contract that encroaches on a world-famous national park during
Tags GENERAL First China-Africa economic, trade expo to see over 1,000 African attendees At least 1,000 African guests and traders will attend the first China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, capital of
Tags GENERAL South Africa’s startup TymeBank could break even by 2022 TymeBank, one of several digital-only startups aiming to shake up South Africa’s banking industry, could break even by 2022, the
Tags GENERAL Muhammadu Buhari wins second term as Nigerian president Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has secured a second term in office after the country’s electoral commission declared him as the
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe gets first ever free clinic for people with albinism Global Aid Missions (GAM), a non-governmental organization that supports people with albinism, has opened the first ever albinism free clinic
Tags GENERAL Kenya turns to earth observation technology to monitor forests Kenya has resorted to the use of earth observation technology in order to enhance monitoring of degraded forests, an official
Tags GENERAL Algeria’s Bouteflika to submit re-election papers on March 3 Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will submit his official application to seek re-election on March 3, his campaign manager said on