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Mercedes Benz to invest $700m in South Africa

German car manufacturer Mercedes Benz is to invest $700m in South Africa as part of expansion plans. The company says expanding its production operations in...

SA Land, mining uncertainty worries Investors

Ratings agency Moody says investors are worried about the uncertainty surrounding land and mining reforms in South Africa. The agency said on Tuesday that South...

Ascendis Health to sell non-core assets in South Africa

South African healthcare provider Ascendis Health said on Monday it plans to dispose of smaller local non-core businesses as part of a strategic review...

Tanzania secures $455 million loan for power projects

Tanzania has secured a loan facility of $455 million from the World Bank to finance its power projects. The loan is under the World Bank's...

Botswana hit by foot and mouth disease outbreak

Botswana has been hit by a foot and mouth disease outbreak in cattle in its Ngamiland district. The country has banned the export of meat...

Ethiopia to sell stake in state-run telecom company

Ethiopia is to sell a 30 to 40 percent of its stake in the state-run telecom company. The selling of the government's stake to big...

South Africa’s Liberty Holdings suffers cyber attack

South African insurer Liberty Holdings said on Sunday it had become the victim of a cyber attack after an external party claimed to have...

Zambia announces new austerity measures

Zambia is set to roll out new austerity measures to deal with its rising debt. The country’s President, Edgar Lungu said the new measures should...

Zimbabwe: Mugabe ‘let go’ over missing $15bn

Zimbabwe's parliament has "recused" the country's former President, Robert Mugabe from its ongoing probe into missing state funds. The 94-year-old former leader was to be...

Exxon to sell its Tanzanian gas field

Exxon Mobil is seeking buyers for its stake in a large undeveloped gas field off Tanzania, according to three banking and industry sources, as...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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