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Momentum doubles down on Southern Africa
Momentum Group is concentrating its Africa investment in Southern Africa, selling its Ghana and Zambia operations to double down on…
Ghana rescues 500 child trafficking victims
Ghana's IJM has rescued more than 500 child trafficking victims since 2015, with 235 arrests and 70 convictions. The decade…
Africa’s skills gap: 12 million in, 3 million jobs
The World Bank warned in Accra that 1.2 billion young people will enter developing-country labour markets over the next decade,…
Uganda’s copper: Norway or Nigeria?
Uganda sits on copper, cobalt and rare earths at the exact moment the world is desperate for them. Whether that…
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DStv sets World Cup streaming record
DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa's opening World Cup 2026 match…
Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions
A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's…
Stop checking passports, SA minister warns
South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi warned at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration briefing on…
Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below…