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Ghana central bank holds main rate, sees better growth outlook

Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, talks during the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee news conference in Accra, Ghana March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen/File Photo By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila…

SADC urges all registered voters to participate on September 29

The Southern African Developing Community (SADC) is urging registered voters in the country to exercise their civic and political rights by voting during the Secondary Elections on September 29. By…

‘The Thabo Bester Story’ set to hit the bookshelves this October

A book on Thabo Bester to be released soon. Award-winning journalists Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn are set to release their compelling joint project “The Thabo Bester Story: The Facebook…

SA to host US-Africa trade summit despite Russia disagreement

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Biden’s trade policy agenda on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. (Reuters) South Africa will host a…

Egypt in talks for Emirati funding to buy Kazakh wheat — traders

A combine harvests wheat in a field in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. (Reuters) CAIRO — Egypt is in talks with an Abu Dhabi-based bank for a loan facility that would finance…

Fed’s hawkish stance spooks investors

The U.S. central bank left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, in line with market expectations. By Davide Barbuscia and David RandallNEW YORK – The Federal Reserve’s plans for a prolonged…

Counting the cost of contagion fears from Africa coups

FILE PHOTO: Gabon coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema is sworn in as interim president during his swearing-in ceremony, in Libreville, Gabon, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo By Libby George…

Global central banks unite in ‘higher for longer’ credo

Central banks for the world’s biggest economies have served notice that they will keep interest rates as high as needed to tame inflation, even as two years of unprecedented By…

E100 000 fine for causing match abandonment

Premier League of Eswatini CEO Kenneth Makhanya. By Sibusiso MasilelaThe Premier League of Eswatini (PLE) will still not be lenient with misbehaving teams this season. The Organisation has placed a…

E15 000 salary for ‘Stiga’ at Botswana Police XI

Former Mbabane Highlanders and now Botswana’s Police XI player Banele ‘Stiga’ Ndzabandzaba. By Sibusiso MasilelaFormer Mbabane Highlanders midfielder Banele ‘Stiga’ Ndzabandzaba is set to take home a E15 000 monthly…