The Insurance and Pension Commission (IPEC), an industry regulator, has closed down more than 224 occupational pension f...
Feb 15, 2018
Fintech is boosting financial inclusion across Africa, according to Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com/group), the leading indepen...
Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Kenya’s long-term issuer bond rating by one notch to B2 from B1 with a stable outl...
Mozambique’s economy grew by 3.7 percent in 2017, according to figures released yesterday by the government. “Growth in...
Rising prices are more of a threat to the global economy this year than joblessness, according to Bloomberg’s Misery Ind...
President Jacob Zuma has resigned with immediate effect after being recalled by the ANC National Executive Committee on...
South Africa has declared a national disaster over the drought afflicting southern and western regions including Cape To...
Angola's inflation slowed to 22.72 percent year-on-year in January compared with 23.67 percent in December, data on the...
Liberia's new President George Weah has ordered a review of concessions entered into by previous administrations, the pr...
Uganda's central bank cut its benchmark lending rate to 9.0 percent from 9.5 percent, its governor said on Tuesday, addi...
Zambian president Edgar Lungu appointed new finance and mining ministers in a reshuffle on Wednesday. Margaret Mwanak...
Angolan lawmakers on Wednesday approved a 9.6 trillion kwanza ($45.69 billion) state budget for this year forecasting 4....
Namibia's central bank left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 6.75 percent on Wednesday, saying the level was appr...
RBZ’s export incentives from 05 May 2016 to 31 December 2017 sterilised mineral royalty revenue by a discounting factor...
Feb 14, 2018
Makers of electric vehicle batteries will have to keep using scarce, expensive cobalt in their products for the foreseea...
Robert Mugabe’s fall as Zimbabwe president is setting the scene for the return of a London mining listing for Andrew Gro...
Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds has started exploration work on the Sunland Minerals joint venture (JV), which it shares wi...
The four deposit taking micro-finance institutions (DTMFI) that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe licensed have in the past y...
Listed cement producer Lafarge Zimbabwe is looking to expand its operations as it is set to commence exploration drillin...
INTRATREK Zimbabwe, the local private firm jointly awarded the tender for the 100 megawatt Gwanda solar project, says Zi...
Mimosa, the 50:50 joint venture between Impala Platinum (Implats) and Sibanye-Stillwater has recorded a 5% decline in 6E in concentrate production to 123,000 ounces in the six months ended 31 Decembe
Zimplats, Impala Platinum’s key Zimbabwean operation, achieved a strong 13.2% increase in 6E production in matte including concentrate sold to Impala Refining Services to 317,000 ounces in the six mon
The Pfuma Fund Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has achieved full subscription of its US$25 million private placement, a result that comes at a time when foreign direct investment into Zimbabwe rem
Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, is on track to exceed 1 million tons of copper output in 2026, building on a record-breaking year in 2025 when production climbed by 8% to nearly 890,3
Gold prices have seen an escalation of its already historic bull run, surging past the $5,500 per ounce level on January 29, 2026, and reaching $5,550 in spot trading. This marks a fresh all-time high
The diamond industry, long synonymous with luxury, rarity, and enduring value, is undergoing a profound transformation due to the rise of lab-grown diamonds. These synthetic gems, chemically identical
Libya’s central bank has escalated Zimbabwe’s unresolved external debt problem into a UK courtroom, suing the country’s finance ministry and state oil company for more than US$100 million according t
Zimbabwe's gold sector has triumphantly capped off 2025 by nearing its ambitious production and export targets, solidifying its status as a cornerstone of the nation's economy amid soaring global pric
