AfDB, FAO target $100m investment in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said yesterday they have joined hands to mobilise $100 million over the next five years to… Read more »
Category Archives: Africa
Africa’s billionaires: Do they really care about free markets?
EVERY year about this time, a group of young Africans from all over the continent huddles around in a conference room. It is an opportunity to share ideas on how… Read more »
Chinese firm launches $832 million Zambia copper mine
LUSAKA. – NFC Africa, majority owned by China Non-ferrous Metals Company Limited (CNMC), yesterday launched output at a new $832 million Zambian copper mine, extending the firm’s lifespan by over… Read more »
BRICS commits to partnership, collaboration with Africa
Johannesburg. — Leaders of BRICS countries on Friday committed to partnership and collaboration with Africa as key attributes towards achieving mutual aspirations. Speaking at its 10th summit in South Africa,… Read more »
Fate of SA gold rests on giant, loss-making mine
Johannesburg, Africa’s richest city, was built with profits from gold seams running through the region Three thousand metres below the plains southwest of Johannesburg, teams of miners are toiling to… Read more »
Investors stampede, as ZIA approves $16bn FDI
Zimbabwe approved a record $15,7 billion worth of investment project proposals, in the half year to June 2018, setting the stage for a potentially meteoric recovery of the country’s decades… Read more »
Foreign investors eyeing Zimbabwe
HARARE – There has been increased interest in Zimbabwe from investors following the new political dispensation, but the country still has a long way to play catch up with regional… Read more »
Africa worries over international trade wars
The spectre of trade wars has Africa worried and the continent is now coming up with ways to fast-track its agreements in an effort to protect itself. In a statement,… Read more »
No big shock for Zim in AfCFTA
THE African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will give countries like Zimbabwe a wider market to export goods, an expert has said, discounting concerns the economy would be overrun by… Read more »
SA team’s absence deals ZITF blow
THE South African government’s Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is not exhibiting at this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), a major blow for the trade… Read more »