President John Dramani Mahama, the African Union (AU) Champion for African Financial Institutions, has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, to participate in the Africa Forward Summit, a high-level France-Africa partnership meeting. …
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Fruit export triangle from South Africa to Morocco
Starting a new business is most often done closer to home. Stephanie De Wit did it the other way around. She started her fruit export company, Agri Bianco, in Morocco. …
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Xenophobic attacks: Kenyan woman ejected from her business in South Africa begs to return home
A Kenyan woman who has been operating a salon business in the town of Estcourt in the uThukela District of KwaZulu-Natal Province is pleading with the government to evacuate her …
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Nigeria demands action as xenophobic attacks resurface in South Africa
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has called on authorities in South Africa to take urgent steps against perpetrators of a renewed wave of xenophobic attacks, as fear spreads among African …
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South Africa targets $607 billion investment surge with biggest finance reform in decades
The South Africa government has proposed a far-reaching overhaul of its capital flow regulations in a bid to attract trillions of rand in new investments, strengthen Johannesburg as Africa’s leading …
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South African rand weakens as business confidence slips, Iran war raises inflation risks
The South African rand weakened on Tuesday as investors weighed geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran war, while investors digested weaker domestic business confidence data and warnings from the central …
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South African rand posts biggest gain since 2023 on Middle East ceasefire
South Africa’s financial markets rebounded sharply as investors returned to risk assets following a ceasefire in the Middle East, which eased fears of global energy disruptions, according to African Economy. …
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US and South Africa move to reset ties amid diplomatic tensions
The United States’ newly accredited ambassador to South Africa, Matthew Bozell, formally assumed his duties on Wednesday during a ceremony that also saw envoys from 19 other nations receive accreditation …
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Diesel shortages and price hikes threaten South Africa’s citrus export season
The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has sounded the alarm over emerging diesel shortages and rising fuel prices, warning that the disruptions could threaten the smooth take-off of …
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South Africa faces fuel price crisis: Urgent government intervention needed
South Africa is facing what analysts describe as a looming national emergency, with warnings that failure to intervene before the April 1 fuel price surge could trigger dire social and …