Africa
Zuma left R50.8 billion revenue shortfall as Ramaphosa takes over
By Ademola Badmus with agency report... Jacob Zuma, who took over the office of president in 2009 with the South…
Benchmark South African stocks in gains as Ramaphosa named new president
South African stocks scored their biggest gains since June 2016 after news that Cyril Ramaphosa, a pro-business reformist, would be…
Kenya’s economy to expand by 5.8% in 2018- finance ministry
Kenya’s economy is likely to grow 5.8 percent this year, recovering from drought and political uncertainty that pushed growth down…
South Africa’s unemployment drops to 26.7% in Q4 2017
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday, that the unemployment rate in the country fell to 26.7 percent of…
Namibia GDP growth seen accelerating to 2.2% this year- finance minister
Calle Schlettwein, Namibia’s finance minister said on Friday that the country's economic growth is expected to accelerate to 2.2 percent this…
Ghana’s mobile money transactions rise to $35bn in 2017
The value of deposits and withdrawals by Ghanaians using mobile phones for banking almost doubled in 2017, according to data…
