Africa’s largest oil refinery opens next year
Dangote Oil refinery from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS – AFRICA’S largest oil refinery, which is anticipated to be the biggest single-train structure, is set to be opened early next year. The Dangote Oil refinery is the brainchild of Africa’s wealthiest man, the Nigerian Aliko Dangote. It is under construction in Lagos, the commercial More...
Mauritius economic recovery drive back on track
Mauritius Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and DevelopmentDr Renganaden Padayachy from HANSLEY NABAB in Port Louis, Mauritius PORT LOUIS – THE amendment of some 70 pieces of legal instruments is anticipated More...
Land reforms to empower women: Ramaphosa
South African president and African Union (AU) chairman Cyril Ramaphosa by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH Africa has commemorated Women’s Day with a pledge to tackle gender-based violence, drive women’s More...
Vivo’s Y-series available in South Africa
Vivo South Africa Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Cao by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – RANKED the sixth largest smartphone maker in terms of shipments globally, vivo has ambitious plans to be one of the market More...
Zimbabwe appoints new finance clearing house
ZimSwitch from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE – ZIMBABWE’S central bank has designated Zimswitch as the country’s sole national payments system, with the aiming of eradicating a thriving More...
MTN spends R24 bln on network amid COVID-19
MTN tower by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – THE MTN Group is to spend at least R24 billion (US$1,367 billion) to bolster its network in light of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on operations. This More...
Banks race against time to issue electronic forex cards
Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE – OWING to recurring inconsistencies and uncertainties in a fragile economy battered by inflation, lack of cash and further More...
Air Zim remains grounded as COVID-19 soars
Air Zimbabwe from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE – AIR Zimbabwe, the national carrier, is uncertain when it would resume operations as the coronavirus (COVID-19) surges in the country. It has More...
Justine launches anti-ageing range for African women
PPP by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – JUSTINE, the beauty products firm, has launched cutting-edge anti-ageing range specifically formulated for African women. Available with immediate effect, A-Firm Brightening, More...
Rwanda deploys robots to fight COVID-19
Let innovation be your problem solver……as Rwanda deploys robots to screen the coronavirus (COVID-19) from people. Photo, supplied from PHYLLIS BIRORI in Kigali, Rwanda KIGALI – RWANDA has deployed More...