Governance
African governance and policy news: elections, regulatory decisions, government-business relationships, institutional reforms, and policy developments that move markets.
East African Leaders Meet to Launch a Single Customs Bond and a $232m Debt Crisis
Eight EAC heads of state convene in Arusha on March 7 for the 25th Ordinary Summit, where they will launch…
Mahama Dares Africa to Fear Nothing from Its Own Court
Ghana's President John Mahama delivered a direct challenge to fellow African heads of state at the opening of the African…
Zimbabwe Caps Municipal Business Fees to Cut Costs
Zimbabwe has gazetted Model Fees By-Laws capping most business licences at US$500 per year and cutting hotel compliance fees by…
South Africa’s Data Hosting Shift Turns Compliance Into Strategy
South Africa's tightening data governance framework, led by POPIA and the National Cloud and Data Policy, is pushing businesses from…
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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…