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Ghana’s McDan Built a $120M Empire From Nothing
Dr. Daniel McKorley started as a street boy and messenger who couldn't afford university. Today his McDan Group employs 7,000…
Kenya Inflation Falls to 4.3% in February
Kenya's annual inflation eased to 4.3 percent in February from 4.4 percent in January, driven by falling fuel and electricity…
Zimbabwe Opens Tobacco Floors on 4 March
Zimbabwe's tobacco auction floors open on 4 March 2026, with 115,121 farmers registered and a projected crop of 400 million…
AfDB and UNDP Bet $10 Billion on African AI
The African Development Bank and UNDP have launched a $10 billion initiative to drive AI adoption across Africa by 2035,…
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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…