Business

Thabi Leoka SA is in a precarious position-but this is not due to Reserve Bank inaction

There is a lot of talk about the role and the mandate of the SA Reserve Bank and emotions seem…

June 11, 2020

CBN waives COVID-19 loan requirement

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has waived the requirement for the provision of guarantors by Households and Small and…

June 9, 2020

Business: The Woman Behind Okra, Africa’s First API Fintech “Super-Connector”

Raising $1M for your startup in Africa is starting to become more common. As of May 21, 54 startups have…

June 7, 2020

Business: Global Pandemic makes African countries go online for groceries

In between her shifts, Zimbabwean nurse Sinothando Mpofu used to go to Bulawayo's open-air markets to buy tomatoes and cabbages…

June 6, 2020

AfDB trying to rescue low-income countries

The African Development Bank wants to support low-income countries, terribly weakened by the coronavirus pandemic that continues to devastate the…

June 5, 2020

Business: mPharma of Ghana has raised another $17 million and appointed an ex-CVS boss to its board

Ghanaian startup mPharma, which manages prescription drug inventory for pharmacies and their suppliers, has raised $17 million in its latest…

June 4, 2020

Business: Stock Exchanges in Ghana and Nigeria set to deepen West African capital markets

The economy of Nigeria – the most populous country in Africa, with more than 200 million inhabitants – was transformed…

June 3, 2020

Business: Standard Bank sheds 5% on flagged profit decline

The Standard Bank Group share price declined by more than 5 percent on the JSE on Monday after the group…

June 2, 2020

Business: Will Nigerians pay more for fuel as crude price rallies

The federal government slashed the pump price of PMS when the price of crude fell at the global market with…

June 1, 2020

Tourist distancing: Virus impacts Kenya’s Giraffe Manor

The impact of coronavirus on the Kenyan economy is being felt in the hospitality industry where closes airspace means tourists…

May 31, 2020

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