The European automobile market has recorded a new development as the Dacia Sandero, a compact car produced mainly in Morocco, emerged as the best-selling car in Europe in 2024. Reports …
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Ghana’s gold industry has entered a new phase of regulation as the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) officially began enforcing the mandatory use of GoldBod receipts for all transactions involving licensed …
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South Africa Court Rules Foreign Companies Can Be Punished for Local Market Misconduct
A landmark judgment in South Africa has made it clear that foreign companies and individuals can no longer assume they are safe from punishment simply because they are not physically …
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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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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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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 …
The Taraba State government has denied reports that Governor Agbu Kefas spent ₦5.22 billion on foreign trips within six months, describing the claim as false and misleading. The report, which …
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Kirikiri Customs Records N89.2bn Revenue in Six Months
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) in Lagos has announced that it collected N89.2bn as revenue between January and June 2025. The amount represents a …