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Woolworths clears regulatory hurdle for in2food takeover

Woolworths Holdings has secured all regulatory approvals required for its acquisition of food producer in2food Holdings, paving the way for completion of the deal...

Tanzania gold mine deaths at centre of court case against London...

The alleged fatal shootings of two illegal artisanal miners, identified only as ZZZ and ZZY, at Tanzania's North Mara gold mine are at the...

Fuel price concerns mount as Middle East supply disruptions continue

Oil prices rose on Thursday on persistent worries about supply from the key Middle East producing region amid an increase in attacks on shipping...

Ethiopia names Fitsum Assefa Adela as new finance minister

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday named Fitsum Assefa Adela as finance minister in his new cabinet, replacing Ahmed Shide, who has become...

Samsung Electronics smashes records with Q3 operating profit

Samsung Electronics smashed records with its third-quarter operating profit, marking its fourth consecutive quarter of historic earnings, a regulatory filing showed Thursday.

Cosatu floods the streets to demand decent work

Chanting and whistles cut through the day as workers poured out of Cosatu House to fill the streets of Johannesburg with placards raising demand...

Moody’s turns positive on sub-Saharan African countries

Moody's raised its outlook for sub-Saharan African countries to positive on Wednesday, saying reforms had helped them weather inflationary pressures

Uganda opens door for investors in Dangote Refinery IPO

Uganda's capital markets regulator has approved local investors to participate in the planned initial public offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE,...

SARB’s bad news for motorists: Lower oil prices might not reduce...

Consumers are increasingly paying more for fuel not only because of higher oil prices but also because of a global shortage of refining capacity. This...

Competition Commission moves to revoke Premier-RFG’s R5.6bn merger over ‘non-disclosure’

The Competition Commission has applied to the Competition Tribunal to revoke its approval of a merger between Premier Group and RFG Holdings, alleging that the...