Following a strong rebound in 2021, the global economy is entering a pronounced slowdown amid fresh threats from COVID-19 variants and a rise in inflation, debt, and income inequality that …
Unilever Plc has held talks with banks about additional financing for a potential sweetened offer for GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s consumer products division, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the …
Last year’s record-high car prices won’t be dropping soon. In December, the average price of a new vehicle in the US hit $47 077, up 14% ($5,742), compared to 2020, …
Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola through its Africa Operating Unit (AOU) on Thursday launched its new Africa-focused sustainability platform called Jamii. The launch of Jamii represents its regional environmental, social and …
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Eligible South Africans Invited to Apply for Mauritius-Africa Scholarship
South Africans have been invited to apply for the Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme offered by the government of Mauritius for full-time, on-campus undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. This is for programmes tenable …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has made the revelation that Zimbabwe has the deadliest roads in Southern Africa. According to new figures, they show that Zimbabwe has the highest rate …
Kenya’s $3.6 billion ports master plan will transform the country’s sea, lake and dry ports over the next 30 years. Modern ports that comply with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) …
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Tunisian court sentences nine to death for killing a 1st sergeant in the army – TAP
A Tunisian court specialized in terrorism sentenced nine defendants to death in the case of killing Said Ghozlani, a 1st sergeant in the Tunisian national army, and sentenced 15 others …
Kenya’s firm Basra Textiles Ltd is setting up a Sh5.7 billion ($51.3 million) factory in Zanzibar as it targets to get a pie of the regions clothes market. It is …
Uganda’s fertile land can feed about 200 million people, according to a new report by International Trade Administration to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation. The report says 80 per …