South Africa: Despite pressure to take sides, Ramaphosa welcomes Lavrov’s visit
Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s minister of international relations and cooperation, excels at putting people at ease. “You are obviously a very popular person,” she told Sergei Lavrov, her Russian counterpart, pointing out the many journalists who had come to the press conference.
The Event Xperience Africa (Texa) holds Annual Conference to Encourage Profitability & New Markets | Here’s How It Went
The Event Xperience Africa (TEXA) has hosted major stakeholders, professionals, creatives and business heads in the event industry since 2019 at an annual conference that sets the pace for an eclectic year. This year’s theme was THE RESET; geared at encouraging and guiding the various stakeholders on growth pathways, profitability, sustainability and accessing new markets
Morocco makes strong case to host 2025 Afcon
The vibe towards football has heightened over the past weeks in Morocco. The North African country is still over the moon after making a maiden semi-final appearance for the continent at the Fifa World Cup during the Qatar 2022 competition last month. For Royal Moroccan Football Federation (RMFF), this is only one of the big
Pandor steps up for MTN over Ghana tax assessment
Competitors from other parts of the world do not appear to be subjected to the challenges that SA companies face in Africa, minister says 29 January 2023 – 18:07 International relations & co-operation minister Naledi Pandor has come out in support of MTN, which is facing an investigation by authorities in Ghana for allegedly avoiding
Ghana’s balance of payments deficit worsens to $3.64 billion
ACCRA, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Ghana’s balance of payments further deteriorated to a deficit of $3.64 billion in December from a $3.4 billion deficit the previous quarter, central bank data showed on Saturday. The West African nation is facing an economic crisis that saw consumer inflation rise to 54.1% last month. The cedi currency has
African Markets – Factors to watch on Jan 27
NAIROBI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Friday. – – – – – GLOBAL MARKETS Asian stocks rose on Friday and were poised for their fifth straight week of gains after data highlighted a resilient U.S. economy,
11 Huawei sub-Saharan Africa offices named as top employers in global ranking – The Sun Nigeria
Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa has seen the number of country offices represented in the Top Employer Institute’s Top Employer rankings rise from nine to 11. The increased representation in the prestigious annual rankings is a testament to the work Huawei has put into employee wellbeing across the region over the past 12 months. Mozambique and Tanzania
Boost for education as 1000 Africans get Binance’s tech scholarship
Boost for education as 1000 Africans get Binance’s tech scholarship – Businessday NG
Boity chats about career on ‘E! VIP’
South African media personality Boity Thulo is set to make an appearance on E! VIP which airs on Sunday 29 January on E! Africa DStv channel 124. ALSO READ: ‘It’s giving’: Trailer for Themba Broly’s reality show is here! Series E! VIP promises exclusive insight into the lives and careers of 12 of Africa’s most
African tech ecosystem raised $6.5 billion in 2022, report
Partech Africa, the VC fund dedicated to technology startups in Africa, has issued its annual report on Africa Tech Venture Capital. The report, which aims to provide a practical picture of the state of the ecosystem, revealed that despite the global VC downturn, the African tech ecosystem grew faster than all other markets globally. Total