Tanzania and Zambia launch one stop border post
Funded by TradeMark East Africa, an organisation that aims to improve trade competitiveness in East Africa by cutting down transport time and costs, and...
Zimbabwean Currency Continues to Face Turmoil: US Dollar Preferred for Transactions
Economists say that as the new currency volatility pushes prices up, the traditional stores face collapse. But from dusk, sidewalks, store or office verandahs...
Botswana Nears Duty-Free Diamond Deal with U.S. Amid Economic Pressure from Tariffs
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Botswana is on the brink of securing a trade agreement with the United States that would allow its diamonds to enter the...
Lepidico secures DFC funding for its Namibian lithium project
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Lepidico, an Australian lithium developer has secured a US D 50 mn commitment from the US Government’s International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)...
Namibia to intensify mining of diamonds
Namibia will intensify its mining of diamonds in the coming years. As a sequel to this drive, five African commercial banks have come to...
Pros and cons of cigarette ban in South Africa
(5 minutes read) · The ongoing cigarette ban in South Africa has caused not only spike in prices but also black marketing...
Tomato prices in Zambia skyrockets
(2 minutes read) Prices of tomatoes in Lusaka have skyrocketed with a box selling at K230 from K120 at Soweto market. But the situation in...
Africa’s first ‘Industrial Green Steel’ production plant in Namibia
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Namibia’s Oshivela project which is scheduled to commence in late 2024, is being initiated by HyIron with support from the German Federal...
Mauritius to impose 15% tax on online services —Amazon, Netflix etc to be hit
· The Mauritius Government has proposed to impose a 15% tax on subscriptions to online services. This will bring online service...
The Congress of South African Trade Unions of South Africa is in a collusion...
(3 minutes read) · The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has given a clarion call to its members to strike...