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Golden Africa Kenya Ltd, a member of the HSA Group, has unveiled what it describes as East Africa’s first inclusive sensory garden, in a move aimed at promoting accessibility and …

One of South Africa’s largest tile and bathroomware groups, Italtile Limited, has reported a sharp decline in interim profits, blaming a surge of cheap imports for weakening demand and squeezing …

South Africa has been urged not to downplay the potential economic fallout from the escalating military confrontation between the United States, Israel and Iran, as fears mount over energy security …

For years, South Africa has invested heavily in classroom technology — tablets, projectors, interactive whiteboards and digital learning platforms have steadily been introduced into schools across the country. Yet, despite …

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a €6.5 million investment in the Saviu II venture capital fund, in a move aimed at deepening …

A war thousands of kilometres away is about to hit African wallets again. Within hours of US-led airstrikes on Iran on 28 February, Brent crude jumped from $67 to above …

African governments are bracing for the end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a preferential trade pact with the United states which was extended in early February for …

Clifford Kinyua is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Saracen Media Group, a pan–East African marketing and brand growth organization serving leading regional and international brands. He is a transformation-focused …

Bidvest, a B2B services, trading, and distribution group, has relaunched the process to dispose of Bidvest Bank after its proposed sale to Nigerian lender Access Bank fell through following the …

A $972m regional initiative supported by the International Development Association aims to equip 18 million young people in eastern and southern Africa with improved education and employment skills by 2034, …