Business Edge | The Future of Work after COVID19
The outbreak of coronavirus in 2019 and subsequent restrictions and disruptions changed the world, and it very well…
Business Edge | Talks About South Africa’s Public Wage Continue
As Africa’s most industrialized country, South Africa’s labour unions are effective and powerful – and as such, they…
Business Edge | Tanzania Increases Workers’ Wages
The combination of two years of the coronavirus pandemic and its resultant economic contractions and a more recent…
Business Edge | Zimbabwe Lifts Ban on Third-Party Payment
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Tuesday lifted its ban on third-country foreign payments by banks. The country’s…
Business Edge | Nigeria Sets Rules for Crypto Assets
In February 2021, the Nigerian government through the Central Bank of Nigeria placed a complete ban on the…
Kenya: Court Upholds 7.5% Betting Tax, Throws Out Case Against KRA
A High Court in Kenya has maintained that betting companies and their clients have to pay a 7.5%…
Egypt: Food Prices Surge as Inflation Climbs to 13.1%
The annual urban inflation in Egypt has climbed to 13.1% year on year in April from 10.5 in…
Business Edge | Workers in South Africa Demand 10% Wage Increase
The Congress of South Africa’s Trade Unions (COSATU) which comprises twenty-one workers’ unions including the South African Transport…
Business Edge | Progress in Zambia Debt Talks, China Leads Negotiations
In recent years, the debt profile in Zambia had been spiralling and in 2020, it became the first…
Zambia: Mining Company Signs $1.25b Deal to Expand Copper Mine
In Zambia, Canadian mining company First Quantum has signed a deal with the government to expand the Kansanshi…