MTN Group has announced a fresh round of leadership restructuring, which will see a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) take charge of MTN South Africa. The telecoms giant revealed the …
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South Africans Urged to Take Note of Medical Tax Claims
As South Africans continue with the 2025 tax season, new details have emerged about how taxpayers can benefit from medical tax claims beyond the usual medical aid credits. Many citizens …
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Mango Airlines Faces Final Shutdown as Rescue Deal Collapses
Mango Airlines, South Africa’s low-cost carrier, is on the verge of shutting down for good after its last hope of survival collapsed. The investor expected to revive the struggling airline …
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Saudi Consortium Gets Approval to Acquire Barloworld in R23 Billion Deal
A consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Zahid Group has received the green light from South Africa’s Competition Tribunal to acquire Barloworld in a deal worth R23 billion. The transaction, which …
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Standard Bank warns customers as AI-powered “spoofing” scams surge
Standard Bank has raised the alarm over a sharp rise in “spoofing” fraud, warning customers to be extra careful as criminals now use artificial intelligence tools to sound and look …
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Hilmax Returns Strong with New Investors, Sets Eyes on Expanding Zimbabwe’s Mining Sector
Hilmax Engineering, one of Zimbabwe’s leading engineering service providers to the mining industry, has staged a remarkable comeback after facing a serious survival battle last year. For more than a …
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Ogun Town Planners Raise Alarm Over Population Growth Without Infrastructure
The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Ogun State Chapter, has called for urgent action to tackle the challenge of rapid population growth in many communities without matching infrastructure to …
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Diamond Union Fights to Save Jobs as ZCDC Retrenchments Spark Backlash
The crisis in Zimbabwe’s diamond industry has deepened as the Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (Zdamwu) mounts a last attempt to stop massive retrenchments at the Zimbabwe Consolidated …
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INEC Begins Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration for Nigerians Ahead of Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the commencement of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, starting today, Monday, August 18, 2025. In a statement posted on its …
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Myanmar Military Government Sets December 2025 Election Amid Civil War
The military government in Myanmar has announced that its long-promised elections will begin on December 28, 2025, even as the country continues to face a deadly civil war that has …