Botswana stock market incurs sharp turnover decline

Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, Botswana GABORONE – IN a decline linked to the country’s economic downturn following the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) has recorded a 14,1 percent dip in turnover to P3,6 billion (about US$331 million) in 2020. Turnover for the previous year was P4,2 More...

Education, SMEs main focus of Ramaphosa foundation
South African president and African Union (AU) chairman Cyril Ramaphosa by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – THE Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation (CRF) is placing strategic focus on education and small business development More...

Nigeria stock market outpaces Africa’s major bourses
Nigerian Stock Exchange from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS, (CAJ News) – The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) outshone the continent’s major bourses in Kenya and South Africa during the past year characterized More...

Finance boost for Africa’s Great Green Wall
US Dollars by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – THE Green Climate Fund (GCF) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are scaling up action to improve life for millions of people and restore ecosystems More...

FNB relishes recognition as SA’s most valuable brand
FNB CEO Jacques Celliers by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – FIRST National Bank (FNB) believes the recognition as the most valuable South African brand is testament to its commitment to investing in the More...

MTN, again, rated South Africa’s best network
MTN, photo by Gift Ndolwane, CAJ News Africa by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – MTN has again been adjudged the best mobile operator in South Africa as its multimillion-Rand investment in its network pays off. The More...

Tough time for corporates as Mauritius battles to clear its name
Mauritius island by PETER DE BENE recently in Port Louis, Mauritius PORT LOUIS – AUTHORITIES in Mauritius say they are confident that by the end of 2021, the country will exit the so-called “grey list” More...

FNB advises against reckless festive season sprees
Money by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH African consumers must exercise caution and manage money effectively over the festive period lest mismanagement of finances lead them to challenges in 2021. The More...

MTN Mobile Money goes global
MTN airtime vouchers by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – SUBSCRIBERS in South Africa can now purchase airtime for recipients in other countries after MTN launched MoMo International Airtime. This applies to More...

OPINION: ICASA’s Weird Rationale for Charging for Emergency Spectrum
CURRENT SPECTRUM ASSIGNMENT VS. EMERGENCY SPECTRUM ASSIGNMENT by CHRISTOPH KLEIN JOHANNESBURG – Telecommunications and Broadcasting Regulator ICASA’s justification for the imposition of license fees for More...