Month: January 2019
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World
Former Bosasa Executive Angelo Agrizzi To Face Hate Speech Charges For Admitting He Is A Racist
Former Bosasa executive Angelo Agrizzi has called for fresh trouble after admitting during his testimony at the state capture inquiry…
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Indian Smartphone Maker Lava Officially Enters Ghana
The India-based smartphone maker, Lava, has officially announced its introduction in the Ghanaian smartphone market by launching a variety of quality…
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Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 Ranks Somalia As The Most Corrupt Country In The World
A corruption watchdog has ranked Somalia as the most corrupt country in the world. The 2018’s Corruption Perceptions Index compiled…
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Eskom’s Fate To Be Decided Soon, Claims Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on Tuesday said the South African government led by President Cyril Ramaphosa will decide the…
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Meets Public Protector To Discuss Bosasa’s R500,000 Donation
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reportedly met with Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane in Pretoria on Tuesday to discuss regarding a…
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SABC Blames Technical Bank Glitch For Non-Payment Of Salaries On Time
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has blamed a technical bank glitch that led to the company’s staff not being…
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I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 1 Fund Exits Two Portfolio Companies
The Fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 1 (IPAE 1), launched by Investors & Partners (I&P) in 2012, has announced its exit…
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French Generic Drug Company Biogaran Launches Its Operations In Ivory Coast
Biogaran, the first French pharmaceutical laboratory specializing in generic drugs, has reportedly extended its presence in Côte d’Ivoire as part…
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South African Competition Commission Orders Media Companies To Pay Massive Fines For Price Fixing
The South African Competition Commission has ordered three media companies Ster-Kinekor, Primedia, and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to…
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World
Bosasa Boss Gavin Watson Offered R80 Million To Buy Angelo Agrizzi’s Silence
Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi has been testifying for the last seven days at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into…
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Business
Eskom: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Says Government Won’t Let Eskom To Fail
The ailing South African electricity power utility Eskom, which generates more than 90 percent of the country’s electricity supply, is…
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Nigeria CJN Walter Onnoghen To Challenge His Suspension In Court on Monday
Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria who was recently suspended from the post by President Muhammadu Buhari, will challenge…
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Wants To Resume Direct Flight Operations To India
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, on Saturday, said its government is looking forward to resuming direct flight operations between South…
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Muhammadu Buhari’s Suspension Of Nigeria’s CJI Walter Onnoghen Draws Heavy Criticism
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s act of suspending the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has come under heavy criticism from…
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NPA Confirms It Will Drop All Charges Against Duduzane Zuma On Thursday
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that it will drop all charges against former President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane…
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US Accepts Felix Tshisekedi As Democratic Republic of Congo’s New President
The United States is the latest to accept Felix Tshisekedi as the duly elected president of Democratic Republic of Congo…
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Says Zondo Commission Revealation Is Cathartic For SA
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said the revelations about several cabinet ministers, top politicians, and senior state officials…
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Business
Naspers’ MultiChoice Group To List On JSE In February
Naspers’ video entertainment business, MultiChoice Group, will reportedly get listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) next month on February…
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Angelo Agrizzi Reveals Bosasa Bribed Nomvula Mokonyane R50,000 On Several Occasions
Former Bosasa chief operations officer Angelo Agrizzi, on Monday, revealed to the commission of inquiry into state capture that Bosasa…
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Three Investors In Talks With AMCON To Acquire Aero Contractor-Report
New reports suggest three investors are currently in talks with the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria to acquire Nigerian aviation…
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DRC Election: Runner-up Martin Fayulu Rejects Court’s Ruling, Declares Himself President
After the Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed Felix Tshisekedi’s presidential election win, rejecting claims of…
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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Cancels Davos Trip
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who went on a foreign tour immediately after announcing a massive hike in the prices of…
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Angelo Agrizzi Reveals Shocking Details About Bosasa Empire’s Illicit Operations
Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi revealed a lot of shocking details about the company’s operations when he was testified at…
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Nigeria Government Aims To Create Five Million Jobs Through Green Imperative Programme
The Nigerian Government on Thursday announced it plans to create an additional five million jobs under a new agricultural programme…
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Central Bank of Nigeria Announces Plans Of Establishing National Micro-Finance Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday announced that it is going to establish a national micro-finance bank that…
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