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Eskom Promises End to Load Shedding in South Africa Until March 2026
South Africa’s electricity utility, Eskom, has announced that the country will not experience load shedding throughout the coming summer. This means from September 2025 until the end of March 2026, …
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Pride Bank launches Sacco, Investment Club loans in Uganda
Pride Bank Limited has introduced a new Sacco and Investment Club product that promises to boost savings groups and investment clubs in Uganda by giving them easier access to credit. …
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Libya gold prices rise sharply as global market pushes demand
Gold prices in Libya have recorded new increases, with a slight rise in scrap and cast gold, but a significant and unprecedented jump in the prices of new and used …
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Stanbic Uganda Reports 18% Profit Rise, Shs 278bn in Half-Year 2025
Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL) has announced strong financial results for the first half of 2025, reflecting steady growth and its contribution to national development. For the six months ending …
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NetOne Spends $13m on Data, Internet Expansion
State-owned mobile network operator NetOne has revealed that it invested a total of US$13 million in 2024 to finance major capital projects aimed at expanding and modernising its network coverage, …
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Naira Ends Week Mixed Across Official and Parallel Markets Amid Forex Demand Surge
The Nigerian naira ended last week with a mixed performance in the foreign exchange market, as it recorded marginal gains at the official window but slipped in the parallel market. …
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Russia’s Rosatom Begins $1.2bn Uranium Deal With Tanzania
Russia’s state nuclear energy company, Rosatom, has officially launched a $1.2 billion uranium extraction partnership with the government of Tanzania. The project, described as one of the country’s most ambitious …
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Malaysia Drops HVGT, Shifts to Luxury Sales Tax in Revised Fiscal Plan
Malaysia has shelved plans to implement the High-Value Goods Tax (HVGT), but elements of the policy have been integrated into a revised sales tax framework, according to Prime Minister Anwar …
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Family Bank Gets $20m from UK Investor to Boost SME Trade Loans
Family Bank of Kenya has received a major financial boost of $20 million (approximately Sh2.6 billion) from British International Investment (BII), a UK-based development finance institution. The funding is aimed …