US sanctions on Iran squeeze South African telecoms MTN
By Business Reporter South African telecommunications giant MTN is facing growing financial pressure from United States sanctions on Iran, with...
Congress members ‘alarmed’ by US-DRC mineral deal
Jesca MutambaDozens of members of the United States Congress have raised concerns about the Trump administration’s critical minerals agreements with...
Somali airlines to resume flights next month after 35-year hiatus
Somalia’s national airline is expected to resume flights in September 2026, more than three decades after Somali Airlines stopped operating...
Tanzanian billionaire’s MeTL Group plans $250 million Mozambique expansion
By Our Correspondent Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji’s MeTL Group plans to invest US$250 million in Mozambique as the conglomerate expands...
Hichilema wins second term as Zambians demand economic gains translate into better lives
By Political Reporter LUSAKA — Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has won a second five-year term after securing about 60% of...
Niger plans West Africa’s third-largest refinery with $1.9 billion project as it targets regional energy hub status
SOLOMON EKANEM Niger has signed a $1.9 billion agreement to develop a 100,000-barrel-per-day refinery and petrochemical complex in Dosso, advancing...
Ramaphosa’s SADC chairmanship leaves no room to hide on migration crisis
By Kudzai Jakachira HARARE — With South Africa formally assuming the leadership of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), pressure...
Somali diaspora remittances prop up Mogadishu economy amid turmoil
By a Correspondent MOGADISHU — Somalis living abroad are playing an increasingly important role in sustaining the country’s economy, with...
Eswatini businessman Nathan Kirsh joins Africa’s $20 billion billionaire club
By Tichaona Katsvamutima Eswatini businessman Nathan Kirsh (pictured) has become the third African billionaire to cross the US$20 billion net-worth...
South Africa unemployment crisis deepens as jobless rate rises to 33.6%
Business Correspondent JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s unemployment crisis has worsened, with the official unemployment rate rising to 33.6% in the second...
