MANZINI – Eswatini’s telecommunications industry recorded a 3% increase in revenue to E2.23 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, marking a modest recovery after experiencing a significant decline in the previous reporting period. The growth was supported by improved revenue from both mobile and…
Farmers and community elders in coastal Kenya fear a proposed mining project could threaten their livelihoods and a sacred forest where their ancestors are buried MRIMA, Kenya -- Farmers fear losing the land that feeds them. Community elders worry about damage…
The notice states that the AT is opening a public recruitment process to fill 650 vacancies, including 350 in the technical career stream, for the position of Second-Class Tax Technician, and 300 in the basic career stream, for the position of First-Class Tax…
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 5 (Reuters) - South Africa's National Treasury said on Thursday that last week's rebasing of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had improved key fiscal metrics, including lowering last year's peak in the debt-to-GDP ratio. • The Treasury said in a…
A trader counting his money after the day's sales. You are likely to make more money running a business in Tana River, West Pokot, Kajiado or Mandera, a new survey on the status of family businesses shows. Ranking counties by…
When a government's loan repayments grow large enough to crowd out spending on public services, the consequences extend far beyond a balance sheet. Roads go unbuilt, hospitals remain under-resourced, and businesses lose access to the support they need to generate…
SOUTH AFRICA · INFLATION South Africa inflation rose to 4.5% in September 2026, up from 4.4% in August, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Wednesday 21 October. The reading came in 0.2 points below the 4.7% forecast. For US investors, the number matters because it shapes…
SOUTH AFRICA · ECONOMY South Africa’s private sector kept shrinking in October 2026, according to the monthly business survey that S&P Global, a US data company, published on Thursday 5 November 2026. The headline index stood at 49.0, unchanged from September and below the…
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has called for a more predictable policy environment, harmonized regulation, and decisive interventions to enhance domestic industrial competitiveness, warning that rising operational overheads risk driving production out of the country. Addressing delegates, President Ruto…
The federal government’s ambition to attract $750 million in private investment into Nigeria’s cloud infrastructure within 24 months will depend largely on the willingness of telecommunications companies, commercial banks, fintech firms and international technology investors to commit capital to the sector, technology…
The economies of Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia and the rest of Africa: growth, inflation, debt and reform.
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