Conventional wisdom says that living expenses rise uniformly with inflation, so many financial plans are based simply on that. But analysing the spending patterns of retirees shows us that the data tells a different story.
Read moreLesotho’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is not ready for elections next month. Verified media reports on Thursday, January 8, quoted the IEC chairman, Justice Mahapela Lehohla, as stating that if the […]
Events surrounding the controversial Security Laws (Amendment) Bill led to the temporary suspension of a sitting of Parliament on Thursday, December 18. The session was a special one for which members of Parliament […]
It has been a long and winding political road for Justice Minister Emmerson ‘The Crocodile’ Mnangagwa. But he now stands on the brink of succeeding President Robert Mugabe, following his naming as first […]
Integration efforts within the East African Community (EAC) received a significant boost at the end of November when the World Bank pledged to provide support for infrastructure investment across the region. The multilateral […]
Mujuru’s axing opens door for Mnangagwa as Zimbabwe’s next president Vice President Joice Mujuru has been axed, as expected. Apparently not wishing to leave her and her supporters’ fate to any chance, party […]
It remains to be seen how long Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deal with opposition parties to restore the dignity of Parliament will last. While the chaotic scenes of Thursday, November 13, were certainly […]
The role of the African National Congress (ANC) in the labour movement’s disintegration remains something of a mystery. While it is not clear what role the ruling party and the South African Communist […]
Tanzania is now the latest African country to have released rebased GDP figures. The base year was changed from 2001 to 2007, and this resulted in the estimate for GDP increasing from TSh20.95trn […]
The World Bank released its Doing Business 2015 report on October 29. The intention of the publication is to provide a measure of the difficulty an entrepreneur faces when starting and/or running a […]
Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene presented the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament on Wednesday, October 22. General consensus after the statement was that the successor to Trevor Manuel and Pravin […]
The minister of finance, Alexander Chikwanda, delivered the 2015 budget address, entitled “Celebrating our Golden Jubilee as One Zambia One Nation by making economic independence a reality for all” to the national assembly […]
President Jakaya Kikwete formally received the draft of the new constitution on Wednesday, October 8. At a ceremony in Dodoma, Mr Kikwete and the president of Zanzibar, Ali Mohammed Shein, received copies of […]
On September 30, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) released rebased GDP figures, which resulted in the estimated size of the economy being raised by 25%. The base year was changed from […]
It is going to take some time before we fully understand the plans of Lesotho’s squabbling political elites. These elites are attempting to advance their own agendas in the mediation process led by […]
Western governments and international organisations have started taking real action against the unrelenting spread of the Ebola virus. On Thursday, September 18, the United Nations (UN) Security Council adopted a US-sponsored resolution in […]
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) released revised National Accounts on September 12. The revised data – as opposed to the preliminary adjustments released earlier in the year – paint a far rosier picture […]
