President Michael Sata returned home over the past week after apparently receiving treatment for an unknown health issue in Israel. While the debate over his actual state of health continues to rage unabated […]
The Zuma administration cannot shake off the pull of the left President Jacob Zuma elevated the floundering South African economy to centre stage at his State of the Nation speech on June 17 […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported on June 23 that it has concluded annual Article IV consultations with Zimbabwe. The multilateral organisation indicated that Harare has expressed a commitment towards implementing the policies […]
After a two-week delay, Malawi’s new president, Peter Mutharika, has finally named half of a proposed 20-member cabinet. In the process, the new president has raised a few eyebrows over his commitment to […]
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) released its latest monthly Trade Statistics Bulletin on June 12. The NSA recorded a trade deficit of N$2.179bn for the month of April, reflecting a decrease of 46.8% […]
The Central Bank of Swaziland’s (CBS) Monetary Policy Consultative Committee (MPCC) held its latest bi-monthly meeting on May 23. Policymakers indicated that the short-term outlook for inflation includes notable upside pressures after the […]
Zimbabwe’s decision to review its controversial indigenisation policy could stimulate the economy and change the fortunes of the country. So far, all we have is words, but we also have some real sense […]
Yet another presumed Boko Haram terror attack took place on Tuesday, May 20, killing at least 188 people in Jos. The attack took the form of a double car bomb attack at Terminus […]
Swaziland is set to lose its preferential access to US markets via the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This is because the impoverished country has failed to meet a US deadline to […]
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai has sacked the party’s secretary-general, Tendai Biti. The sacking on Tuesday, April 29, is a sign of further disintegration on the part of the once-powerful […]
Another bomb attack has taken place in Nairobi, three weeks after a night of grenade attacks. The incident on the night of Wednesday, April 23, killed two police officers and two other people […]
The Bank of Namibia’s (BoN, the central bank) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held its latest meeting on April 16. The BoN decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.5%. In justifying its […]
Malawi goes to the polls on May 20 in a series of elections that one way or another may well define the country’s medium to long-term future. Local authority, national legislative and presidential […]
Nigeria now has the largest economy on the continent following the release of much-anticipated preliminary rebased GDP statistics. The previous base year of 1990 has become outdated due to changes in the structure […]
Despite delaying salary payments for public sector workers this month due to financial constraints, the Zimbabwean government has basically rejected an International Monetary Fund (IMF) condition of reducing the state payroll in order […]
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has published its consumer price index (CPI) for February. The organisation measured a 0.48% y-o-y decline in the cost of the benchmark consumer basket, putting Zimbabwe […]
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has reported a y-o-y decline in tobacco prices since auctions started on February 19. Farmers have received on average $2.87/kg compared to a figure of $3.42/kg […]
