Zimbabwe’s Land Process
In an attempt to fight food insecurity in Zimbabwe, the government has streamlined the sizes of farmlands in the country’s five ecological regions, giving other farmers the opportunity to have access to land. The decision follows a report that some people were multiple farm owners, denying others a chance to have access to land. While […]
Used-car Market is Driving Car Ownership in Africa
Cars45, a Nigerian automotive trading startup which launched operations in 2016, wants the used-car-buying market to be: organised, fast, transparent and hassle-free. The traditional purchase process – where a seller would wait for weeks to find a buyer and contend with haggling – can be exhausting. Sellers of used cars have to drop their vehicles […]
US Secretary Ends Africa Tour with a Bang
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo surely annoyed Pretoria and probably wrong-footed his country’s own embassy in Pretoria when he bluntly criticised the South African government’s plans to expropriate land without compensation on Wednesday as an example of failed socialist policies in Africa. Pompeo, who was completing his first visit to Africa as state secretary, […]
South Africans Look Forward to Budget Speech
The South Africa’s National Treasury will try to trim its swollen budget deficit by raising revenue through personal income and excise tax hikes at its budget review. poll, taken over the past four days, showed all but one of 17 economists expected budget revenue to fall short of the Treasury’s revised October forecast. The median […]
Twelve African Edtech Companies Named As First Fellows At Centre For Innovative Teaching And Learning In ICT
Pan-African group will receive support to scale up EdTech innovations that improve teaching and learning in secondary education. The Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) today announced the first cohort of 12 EdTech Fellows, companies that will benefit from the Centre’s support to expand their operations and […]
Invest In Africa: AOP Events Drive Cross-Border Energy Trade And Investment
Africa Oil & Power is the only event group uniting the entire energy value chain, from oil exploration to renewables and focusing on the African continent. AOP 2020 flagship conference takes place on September 15-17 in Cape Town under the theme #InvestWithoutBoundaries. Key national conferences in 2020, held in partnership with government, include Senegal, Angola, […]
Ministry Of Petroleum Releases Annual Report
PETROLEUM REPORT PROVIDES DETAILED FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND STATISTICS FROM THE SOUTH SUDAN OIL SECTOR The seventh Petroleum Report issued by the Ministry of Petroleum, Republic of South Sudan, provides an overview of world oil markets and fundamentals, price forecasts, oilfield reserves, and the ministry’s marketing performance. It forms part of continued efforts by Hon. Eng. […]
