Nigeria has abandoned plans to introduce a 15% import duty on petrol and diesel, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) confirmed on Thursday. The decision follo...
South Africa and Senegal are deepening their economic partnership through new trade agreements and collaborative initiatives. The move aims to boost investment, increase trade, and promote sustainable...
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt. They received the prize for their groundbreaking research on how innovation drives long-ter...
South Africa’s National Treasury has drawn strong international interest for its innovative $500 million foreign-currency funding initiative, receiving more than 100 proposals from global investors. T...
Canal+, the French media powerhouse, is taking its African expansion a step further by planning a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) following its takeover of MultiChoice. This...
A solar energy IPO has propelled four Indian brothers from a small Mumbai factory to billionaire status. As a result, they made their debut on the Forbes 2025 Rich List. The siblings built their famil...
The United States federal government remains partially shut down as lawmakers struggle to finalize the 2025 budget. The impasse began last week and has furloughed thousands of federal employees while ...
Technology-driven microfinancing firm Optasia has announced plans to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), aiming to raise approximately R1.3-billion through a primary share issuance to fuel ...
MTN South Africa has temporarily suspended its smartphone trade-in program, which allowed customers to exchange their old devices for discounts on new ones, as the company conducts a “comprehens...
A nationwide strike in Nigeria has led to a significant disruption in the country’s oil production, with more than 600,000 barrels of oil lost. The strike, lasting three days, was triggered by m...
