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Kenya's central bank should start cutting lending rate, finance minister says
By: Reuters 2nd October 2024 Kenya's central bank rate should start lowering its lending rate due to falling inflation in recent months, Finance Minister John Mbadi said on... →
South Africa’s municipalities aren’t fixing roads, supplying clean water or keeping the lights on: new study explains why
30th September 2024 South Africa has a massive infrastructure problem. Roads, electricity supply and water management are just three areas in which there is mounting... →
The whole country is struggling financially but only the Western Cape is getting rid of teachers
30th September 2024 The Government of National Unity must flex its muscles and stop the Western Cape from chopping more than 2400 teacher posts. While budgetary... →
African Rainbow Minerals crowns grade as king, declares war on reef waste on PGMs front 
By: Martin Creamer 26th September 2024 Two acronyms were drummed into new mining entrants in the days of yore – GIK and WAR. GIK is short for ‘grade is king’ and at the opposite end of... →
China bond market opening offers no panacea to debt-laden African states
By: Reuters 25th September 2024 Plans by African governments to raise money on China's domestic debt markets via so-called panda bonds could be undone by their heavy debt loads... →
NWU policy uncertainty index on cusp of positive territory
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 23rd September 2024 The North West University Business School Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) for the third quarter of 2024, although still in negative territory, eased... →
So far so good
19th September 2024 The middle ground is getting stronger. Two and a half months into the Government of National Unity (GNU) and contrary to the expectations of many,... →
South Africa needs more nautical scientists and maritime engineers – if you love the sea these may be the careers for you
18th September 2024 When most people are asked to picture an engineer at work, they probably imagine a civil engineer in a hard hat at a construction site, a chemical... →
