The Zimbabwean This was revealed in the latest production statistics released by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). The KPCS, which is the regulator of trade, production, and processing of gems globally, has revealed in its latest rankings that Zimbabwe is among the top 10 diamond producing nations. The revelation comes at a time the…
Africa Business India ITME Society, a non-profit apex industry body successfully concluded the “Curtain Raiser & Preview” of the 2nd edition of ITME Africa & Middle East 2023 on Tuesday 3rd October 2023, to be held one month hence from 30th November 2nd December 2023 at Nairobi, Kenya. Left to right Mr. Richard Cheruiyot, Board Chairman of the Export Processing Zones…
Bizcommunity.com Epson’s latest Climate Barometer survey found that climate change is the third most pressing concern facing South Africans, after poverty (68.4%) and the rising prices of goods and services (64.2%). 58% of respondents cited climate concerns as one of the biggest issues facing the world today. The predominant sentiment among South Africans regarding climate…
Ian Scoones, The Zimbabwean Following the introduction to the blog series last week, this blog focus on how small-scale mechanisation is boosting production across our sites. Processes of intensification and commercialisation are driving demand for a variety of forms of mechanisation to assist with tillage, irrigation, seeding and harvesting. This is especially apparent in the A1 resettlement…
Reuters PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) – (This Oct. 19 story has been corrected to say H7 genotype, not H5N1, in paragraph 1 and also to clarify that the WOAH communication was on Thursday, not Tuesday, in the same paragraph) Mozambique has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, among…
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG, Oct 20 (Reuters) – The Sub-Saharan African economy is expected to grow 3.7% on average next year despite a worrisome global economic backdrop as falling inflation allows for looser monetary policy, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. However, Sub-Saharan Africa is reliant on the wider global economy performing well and earlier this…
Reuters NAIROBI, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Kenya’s shilling, Zambia’s kwacha, Nigeria’s naira and the Ugandan shilling are forecast to lose ground against the dollar in the next week to Thursday, traders said. KENYA Kenya’s shilling is expected to weaken due to persistent demand for dollars from the manufacturing and energy sectors. Commercial banks quoted the…
Reuters RABAT, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Morocco plans to build a large stadium in Benslimane, near Casablanca, and upgrade six others in preparation for co-hosting the 2030 World Cup, the prime minister’s office said on Friday. A deal was signed the same day between the government and state-owned fund CDG to finance the new stadium…
Reuters South African retail sales fell 0.5% year on year in August after declining by a revised 1.0% in July, Statistics South Africa figures showed on Wednesday. On a month-on-month basis, sales increased 0.2%. Sales in the three months to the end of August were down 1.1% compared with the same period last year, the…
Bizcommunity.com Amidst soaring global oil prices, a bird flu outbreak, and a fluctuating rand, the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) is set to implement another 25 basis points interest-rate hike in November.This is the forecast by Bank of America’s (BofA) global research emerging insight report South Africa – All change, not done hiking. Driven by the…
