Power Outage Costing South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal $18 Million
South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal is the world’s largest standalone facility for the fuel. But now the power outage that began at the end of January is costing the company $18 million daily,...
View ArticleZimbabwe’s Multi-Currency Options Causes Confusion
From BBC News For the last five years most people have been using US dollars or South African rand, but pula from Botswana and British pound sterling have also been changing hands. Now the central bank...
View ArticleSouth Africa Sees Rise In Cosmetic Surgery
From CNBC Africa Cosmetic surgery procedures are becoming a trend in South Africa, especially among the youth. According to reports, Southern Africa has seen a 780 per cent increase in non-invasive...
View ArticleNigeria Predicts ‘Steady Economic Growth’
From Business Day Live Nigeria’s economy is set to grow 6.75 percent this year, even though oil theft has cut official output by 400,000 barrels a day and political turmoil is intensifying ahead of...
View ArticleMajor Drug Bust By Australian Navy Off Tanzania
The Australian navy made a major drug bust off the coast of Tanzania. It seized and destroyed 353 kilograms of heroin with an estimated street value of more than $627 million, reports Business...
View ArticleGhana Celebrates Day of Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation
In Ghana they just marked International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The government used the day to urge citizens to fight the human right violation of girls and women....
View ArticleRally In Support Of Niger President Drew Thousands
Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou has his supporters, And thousands of them rallied in the capital Niamey. Organized by a coalition of 36 pro-Issoufou parties,the rally was in response to an...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Mxit To Rollout Service In 11 Indian Languages
South African mobile instant messaging service Mxit plans to roll out its service in 11 regional Indian languages in the next six months, after it launched in the country two weeks ago, Business...
View ArticleUK’s Vasari Enters Africa With South African Spirits Firm Buyout
From BDlive South African niche spirits company TNB was last week bought for R200m by UK-based investment vehicle Vasari, which plans to grow the company’s reach throughout Africa. Vasari’s Vivian...
View ArticleWorld’s Elite Runners Boost Kenyan Town’s Economy
From AFP via BusinessReport Take a tour around the small Kenyan town of Iten and the scene is something of a who’s who of the athletics world. Olympic gold medalists, world record holders as well as...
View ArticleAn Economic Miracle Is Taking Place In Ivory Coast
From AFP via China Post Ivory Coast is winning the stripes of an African tiger with economic growth of nearly 10 percent less than three years after a bloody crisis, but this performance depends on...
View ArticleFastJet CEO Says Regulations Choking Airline Business In Africa
From BDlive FastJet CEO Ed Winters has called on the government to do more to create a level playing field for airlines to operate in South Africa. He said Africa should be looking at ways to...
View Article10 Gift Ideas For Her For Valentine’s Day
Organic Ocean Vodka is an award-winning, gluten-free, organic small-batch vodka made in Maui with deep ocean mineral water. Mix up a cocktail with this crisp-yet-smooth, all-natural vodka and some...
View ArticleMauritius MICE Tourism to Come With Government Incentive
Written by Sarah Algethami | From Gulf News Mauritius, a beach destination, is trying to become a place to do business. At a press conference on Monday, Michael Yeung Sik Yuen, Mauritius Minister of...
View Article10 Bizarre Healing Treatments Around The World
In Hershey, Pennsylvania, some spas offer tubs filled with chocolate for your soaking pleasure. Enjoy a whipped-cocoa bath, a warm chocolate-fondue wrap, or an edible dark-chocolate facial mask....
View ArticleMcDonald’s to Pursue Expansion Opportunities in Africa
Written by Jason Folkmanis and Janice Kew | From Bloomberg McDonald’s is looking at potential new markets in Africa after the world’s largest restaurant chain entered a new southeast Asian country for...
View ArticleKenya Working to Keep Local Market Sugar Safeguards in Place
Written by Nicholas Waitathu | From Standard Media A technical team from the Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism last week held a meeting with the Common Market for Eastern and...
View ArticleChanging Colors: Demand Grows In Nigeria For Skin Lightening Products
Nearly 77 percent of Nigerian women — the highest percentage in the world — use skin lightening products on a regular basis, according to the World Health Organization. Why? Some men and women think...
View ArticleIs It Too Soon To Call East Africa The Next Middle East?
U.S., Canadian, British and Australian oil explorers have been busy penning deals at a pace that resembles poker night. Filings made to regulators in New York, London and Toronto involve contracts to...
View ArticleEditorial: Former Rebels In Africa’s Presidential Palaces
The recent breakdown of governance in South Sudan left observers aghast. The tragedies of South Sudan present a good opportunity to take stock of governance by ex-rebel leaders throughout the Africa....
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