Coronavirus graft scandals fuel South Africans’ anger with ruling ANC
A spate of corruption scandals during the COVID-19 pandemic has further fuelled some South Africans’ frustration with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party and...
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Nigerian government seeks bankers’ partnership to ravamp economy
The Federal Government is seeking the partnership of the banking sector in its efforts to revamp the ailing economy occasioned by the outbreak of the...
President Ramaphosa voices concern over impact of virus on media sector
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday voiced concern over the heavy losses inflicted on South Africa’s media by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ramaphosa said this in his...
CBN: Inflation rate’ll hit 14.15 percent as deficit financing rises
Nigeria’s inflation rate which stood at 12.82 per cent in July may rise up to 14.15 per cent by the end of December 2020 as...
ATCON announces new date for national dialogue on telecoms
Vox Media The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has announced a new date for its much-anticipated National Dialogue...
Pastor Adeboye acquires brand new helicopter for evangelism
General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye is said to have recently acquired a brand new Helicopter. According...
Heineken buys more stakes in Nigerian Breweries
Netherlands-based Heineken N.V has continued its direct acquisition of additional equities stakes in Nigerian Breweries (NB). The latest transactions, which occurred between August 27 and...
Diplomats warn Zimbabwe against using coronavirus to restrict citizen rights
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling party has dismissed as “rubbish” a statement by Western diplomats warning Zimbabwe’s government not to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a...
LG officially announces battery-powered air purifier mask
LG has officially announced a portable air purifier that you wear on your face like a mask. The PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier uses a pair...
Afreximbank approves $400 million facility to improve agriculture in Africa
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa’s foremost multilateral trade finance institution, has approved a $400-million revolving global credit facility agreement for the Export Trading Group...