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SAA Pilots Strike Work from Today

SAA Pilots Strike Work from Today 

(1 Minute Read)            Pilots working for South Africa’s state-owned national carrier will start a strike Thursday after talks with the airline over a pay...
Panduleni Itulal captured 26%, according to figures released by the Election Commission.

Namibia’s Opposition Calls for Declaring Presidential Election Null and Void: Urges Fresh Elections

(3 Minutes Read) Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah took more than 57% of the vote, while her main opposition rival Panduleni Itulal captured 26%, according to figures released...
Mozambique is still caught up in the post-election blues. The fight over the vote's outcome has not subsided.  The opposition presidential candidate and runner-up Venancio Mondlane urged his supporters to block traffic. There have been near-daily rallies across the southern African country since electoral authorities declared the ruling party's Daniel Chapo as the vote winner.

Tensions Escalate in Mozambique Post-Election: No Respite in Sight

(3 Minutes Read) Official results by the National Election Commission (CNE) gave Chapo 71 per cent of the vote and Mondlane, an independent candidate backed...
Zimbabwe Announces 18 New Power Projects

Zimbabwe Announces 18 New Power Projects

(3 Minutes Read) Zimbabwe announced 18 new power generation projects, this was made during the opening of a new 720-megawatt thermal power plant in Hwange,...
Next steps for Nandi-Ndaitwah will be closely watched, especially as she assumes leadership amid contentious claims about the electoral process. The magnitude of her historic win as Namibia’s first female president is accompanied by the weight of expectations from constituents calling for transparent governance and effective action against unemployment and equity.

Namibia Elects Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as its 5th President

(3 Minutes Read) Namibia has reached a historic milestone by electing Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in the 2024 presidential and National Assembly elections. A seasoned stateswoman, Nandi-Ndaitwah...
Minor Hotels Acquires New Anantara Property at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Minor Hotels Acquires New Anantara Property at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

(3 Minutes Read) Minor Hotels, a prominent international hotel operator and investor, is continuing its global expansion with the opening of a new Anantara-branded property...
SA’s PMI Down: Trump’s Victory a Major Reason

SA’s PMI Down: Trump’s Victory a Major Reason

(3 Minutes Read) The business activity sub-index saw a sharp drop to 49 from 55.6 in the prior month, while new sales orders fell to...
Prosus NV Reports Profit in First Half of FY 25

Prosus NV Reports Profit in First Half of FY 25

(3 Minutes Read) The Euronext-listed technology firm will invest in AI across its businesses but will consider writing “larger checks” to companies operating in its...
Transnet on S&P’s ‘credit watch’

Transnet on S&P’s ‘credit watch’

(3 Minutes Read) According to S&P, Transnet’s operational improvements are expected to be gradual, but the company’s cash flow is unlikely to rise sufficiently or...
Namibia’s Opposition Presidential Candidates to Reject Election Results

Namibia’s Opposition Presidential Candidates to Reject Election Results

(3 Minutes Read) Partial results showed Panduleni Itula of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) trailing Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the ruling South West Africa...

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