Cabinet Approves Reworked Budget
allAfrica
The 2025 budget has been approved after intense deliberations and was finalized following efforts by a team led by Deputy President Paul Mashatile, supported by the National… Read more »
Sir Alex Ferguson Charms Victoria Falls
The Herald
VICTORIA Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, was abuzz with excitement as the legendary former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, made a surprise visit… Read more »
Energy And Digitalization In Africa - Accelerating Without Compromising The Future [guest column]
allAfrica
600 million. This is the alarming number of Africans who still live without access to electricity. This figure h ighlights the scale of the continent's energy challenge. However,… Read more »
Bus Crash Kills 10, Injures Dozens in Free State - South African News Briefs - March 5, 2025
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Cabinet Concludes Engagements On Funding Budget Shortfall
SAnews.gov.za
The Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana and National Treasury are set to finalise the budget and table it before Parliament next week on Wednesday, 12 March 2025. Read more »
Boakai Pressures Officials as Inflation and U.S. Aid Cuts Bite
FrontPageAfrica
With just over a year into his presidency, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai appears increasingly impatient with his administration's efforts to deliver on its promises. At his first… Read more »
Lake Kariba Poised to Transform Zim's Blue Economy
The Herald
Zimbabwe's largest water body, Lake Kariba, has the potential to contribute significantly to the country's aquaculture sector, a senior Government official has said. Read more »
Why President Paul Kagame Will Win a War That Isn't His [opinion]
New Times
Since President Paul Kagame won the August 25, 2003 elections--Rwanda's first democratic elections after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi--the West has struggled to accept his… Read more »
Government Moves to Safeguard Citizens' Digital Privacy
The Herald
The collection of personal data by both the Zimbabwean authorities and multinational technology corporations has raised concerns among citizens, primarily due to the lack of… Read more »
Somalia and Ethiopia Make Progress On Talks for Port Access
Shabelle
Ethiopia and Somalia are on a path for renewed cooperation after the two sides agreed to end the Somaliland port dispute. Last week, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed toured… Read more »
Inside Rwanda's Tungsten Mine Which Is the Leading Producer in Africa
New Times
It is a busy Monday at Nyakabingo Mine in Rulindo District as over 2,000 workers engage in various roles, from office duties to mechanised underground mining in search of… Read more »
Ethiopian Electric Utility Reports Over 50 Million Birr Loss Due to Theft, Damages - 22 Employees Penalized
Addis Standard
The Ethiopian Electricity Utility (EEU) has announced that property theft and destruction worth 50.2 million Birr occurred in the past seven months of the current fiscal year. Read more »
About 1.9-Million People Still Need to Swap Gold Cards As Sassa Deadline Looms
GroundUp
Postbank admits that completing the process on time is "impossible" Read more »
Finance Minister Targets Domestic Revenue Mobilisation for Economic Revival
Ghanaian Times
The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has identified enhanced domestic revenue mobilisation as one of the seven priority measures to revive the economy and accelerate… Read more »
SA-Based Conglomerate to Build U.S.$15m Mall in Harare
The Herald
South African-based conglomerate CJ Global Express Group Unlimited is set to build a state-of-the-art mall in Sandton Hydon Park, west of the capital city of Harare. Read more »
