South Africa’s headline consumer inflation fell to 7.6% year on year in August, data showed on Wednesday, suggesting inflation may have peaked in annual terms at 7.8% the previous month. Inflation …
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Record blackouts leave South Africa struggling for energy fix
The most severe blackouts in South Africa’s history have left the government struggling for ways to mitigate their impact on businesses and livelihoods, with efforts to buy more power from …
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South Africa’s load shedding hit travel at busy Zimbabwe border
South Africa’s record power outages are stifling travel across the key bridge between the country and Zimbabwe, one of Africa’s busiest inland borders. Queues at Beitbridge, a major economic and …
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Ramaphosa under fire from opposition parties over energy crisis in South Africa
As Stage 6 load shedding over the weekend set alarm lights flashing, President Cyril Ramaphosa is under increased political pressure from opposition parties over the country’s energy crisis. The situation …
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Nigeria seizes $278m of cocaine in country’s biggest drug bust
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency seized cocaine worth $278 million on Monday, the biggest single drug bust in the country’s history, it said on Twitter on Monday. The 1.8 tons of cocaine …
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NNPC says Nigerians won’t experience petrol scarcity in December and beyond
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited ( NNPC) says the country will not experience petrol scarcity in December and beyond as it has made adequate arrangements for supply. Mr Umar Ajia, …
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Top 5o Brands: Dangote emerges most valuable brand in Nigeria
The 2022 annual top corporate brand evaluation report, “TOP 50 BRANDS NIGERIA” has been released. Dangote Group, a fully integrated Conglomerate has again emerged as the Most Valuable Brand in …
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NCC to generate N500b from 5G spectrums auction next year
The Nigerian Communication Commission(NCC) says it plans to generate over N500 billion as revenue for the Federal Government from the auctioning of two 5G spectrums in 2023. Prof. Umar Danbatta, …
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Dangote Sugar commits billions to CSR schemes in Adamawa, Nasarawa
The Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has scaled up its social intervention programmes around host communities in Adamawa and Nasarawa States, where its Backward Integration projects are located. The Group …
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Four-day week to be trialled in South Africa
A joint initiative between 4 Day Week Global and the 4 Day Week SA Coalition is inviting South African businesses to pilot a new working model in 2023 with planning …