One unit of Eskom’s nuclear plant shutdown due to leak
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· South Africa’s sole nuclear power plant under the purview of Eskom was shut down after a steam generator...
Green shoots of growth in South Africa
It seems South Africa is out of woods if the recent business confidence index is of any indication. The Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)/Bureau for...
SA’s PepsiCo converts food waste into energy
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A food waste-to-energy plant is being built at PepsiCo's Johannesburg site in South Africa. The multinational soft drink and food giant wants...
Zimbabwe’s challenges seemingly insurmountable
Former President Robert Mugabe, who died in September may mark the end of an era of political instability and economic mismanagement. Yet, his political...
Eswatini on an austerity drive
The Kingdom of Eswatini, a landlocked country in Southern Africa has submitted recommendations on how politicians are remunerated. The recommendations of the task force are something...
Mining: Focus sector for Zambia’s economic upturn in 2024
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Zambian Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane revealed the government’s optimism regarding an economic upturn in 2024, driven by new investments in the mining...
Zambia to introduce single window policy for investment approvals
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Zambia’s Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga said that the government would introduce a single window Policy in order to...
N$12.5bn to Namibia’s tax and economy in 2022: A De Beers contribution
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The De Beers Group contributed over N$12.5 billion to Namibia's tax revenue and economy in 2022. During this period, the diamond giant...
Alarms bells sounded by experts over new Covid-19 variant in South Africa
South African Health Minister, Joseph Phaahla has stated that scientists from the network for genomic surveillance have observed a new variant of COVID...
Namibia’s largest private company – Ohlthaver & List Group breaks into EU market, targets...
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Namibia’s largest private company, Ohlthaver & List Group, has expanded its operations into Europe. This was after the group set up a...
