South Africa: President Meets Eskom Board
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with members of the Eskom board in Cape Town on Tuesday. Click…
Multichoice Group delivers solid maiden results
In its maiden results following its successful listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on 27 February, the…
Kenya: Storm Over Sh18 Million Umoja 1 Primary School Swimming Pool
[Nairobi News] Kenyans paid for the construction of a Sh18-million swimming pool at Umoja 1 Primary School in…
Kenya: U S. Embassy to Now Accept New Kenyan Notes in Transactions
[Capital FM] Nairobi -The US Embassy says Kenyans can now use the new currency notes already in circulation…
Boston Celtics Star Kyrie Irving Splits With Agent, Expected To Join Roc Nation Sports
By Ann Brown Giphy It seems like Roc Nation might just get another client. According to ESPN, Boston…
MTN Looks To Expand In Ethiopia, Once Closed To Mobile Service Market Competitors
By Peter Pedroncelli Africa’s largest mobile operator, South Africa-based MTN, is looking at a potential launch in Ethiopia,…
Meet the 10 startups selected for Grindstone Accelerator’s fifth cohort
By Stephen Timm: Editor Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital today announced the names of the 10 companies…
South Africa: Trillian Ordered to Pay Back ‘Ill-Gotten Gains’
[Daily Maverick] The High Court in Pretoria has handed down a scathing ruling in which it ordered the…
Africa: Renewable Energy Investment in 2018 Hit U.S.$288.9 Billion, Far Exceeding Fossil Fuel Investment
[UNEP] Global investment in renewable energy hit USD 288.9 billion in 2018, with the amount spent on new…
West Africa: Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire Cocoa Floor Price Seen As Small Step Toward Ending Child Labour
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Dakar -About 1.6 million children are estimated to work in cocoa production in Ivory Coast…