Staff Writer, Bizcommunity.com Johannesburg city centre, also known as Jozi, Jo’burg or eGoli, is the largest city in South Africa. It is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa. 4/12/2013. Image used for illustrative purpose. Image courtesy: Getty Images/ BFG ImagesGetty…
Rotimi Ige, Nigerian Tribune Landscape of broad street in Lagos. Getty Images image used for illustrative purpose.Getty Images In 2026, the Nigerian economic landscape has undergone a big shift. The traditional ‘9-to-5’ is no longer the sole anchor of financial stability. Instead, a new era of the “multi-hyphenate” professional has emerged. From the bustling tech hubs…
Staff Writer, Bizcommunity.com Downtown Cape Town. Image used for illustrative purpose. Image courtesy: Getty Images/ Henryk WelleGetty Images The strengthening of the rand, as well as the easing of global oil prices, have contributed to South Africa’s first fuel price drop of 2026. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) recently announced a decrease in…
Staff Writer, Africa Business Cityscape and skyline of Lagos Island, Ikoyi, Victoria Island in Lagos. Image used for illustrative purpose. Image courtesy: Getty Images/ Kehinde Temitope Odutayo Solar-Powered iLamps could generate US$1.26bn a year for Lagos-Calabar Project Nigeria’s long delayed Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is set to be rescued by thousands of AI-driven, solar-powered streetlights that turn…
Nurudeen Alimi, Nigerian Tribune Photo Taken In Lagos, Nigeria. Getty Images Image for illustrative purpose Nigeria has formally joined the Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Programme following the signing of a landmark membership agreement on the sidelines of the 5th AATB Board of Governors Meeting hosted by the Federal Government in Abuja. The agreement was signed…
By Colleen Goko and Kopano Gumbi, Reuters News Long exposure shot of Johannesburg city skyline and Nelson Mandela bridge at sunset. Image used for illustrative purpose. Image courtesy: Getty Images/ Arnold PetersenGetty Images/iStockphoto JOHANNESBURG – South Africa could secure its first credit rating upgrade in nearly two decades on Friday when S&P Global delivers its latest…
By Emmanuel Bruce, Reuters News A drone view shows queued dump trucks at Gold Fields Mine in Tarkwa, Ghana, April 11, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko.Reuters ACCRA – Fiscal stability and fair tax and royalty systems are vital if countries want to attract mining investment, Newmont CEO Tom Palmer told Reuters as the company opened its $900 million Ahafo…
‘Yomi Ayeleso, Nigerian Tribune Image used for illustrative purpose. Getty Images The Ekiti State Government has said that Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s administration, in its three years in office, has significantly transformed the state’s economy through strategic investments in aviation, agriculture, healthcare, and infrastructure. At a press conference marking the administration’s third anniversary, the Chairman of the…
Abdulkadir Khalif, The East African Aerial view to Hargeisa, biggest city of Somaliland, Somalia. Getty Images Somalia is targeting its first oil drilling in January 2026, hoping to join the ranks of fossil-fuel producers. According to a programme released by the presidency on Monday, drilling will begin at Somalia’s first offshore block, using Turkish technology. President…
Sandile Phillip, Bizcommunity.com Beautiful view of Cape Town at sunrise, South Africa. Image used for illustrative purposes. Image courtesy: Getty Images/ Maria KorneevaGetty Images Tourism is one of South Africa’s most powerful economic engines, with the potential to transform lives and communities across our nation. While the sector, decimated by Covid, continues its recovery to pre-pandemic…
