Oil prices at a three-week low as a strong dollar, rate hikes weigh
Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. REUTERS/Drone Base By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell…
Cane growers opt for solar energy as production costs skyrocket
Sugar Cane growers are turning to solar energy. By Sifiso Sibandze Sugarcane farmers are caught between a rock and hard place as the costs of production continually soar and they…
No end in sight to fuel price increases
Cars filling up at a Gulp Fuel Station in Eswatini. Picture: Ntokozo Magongo. By Sifiso Sibandze There is no end in sight to fuel price increases as price determinants are…
Asian shares, dollar wobble on caution before central bank meetings
Passersby are reflected on an electric stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks inched lower…
China, Russia and US’ Cold War for influence in Africa
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with Eswatini Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini. Picture: Eswatini Government. By Sifiso Sibandze The US President Joe Biden’s administration is visibly stepping up a campaign…
ESA responds to brown sugar concerns
The quality of brown sugar in Eswatini has come under scrutiny with consumers complaining. Picture: Pexels. By Khulile Thwala The Eswatini Sugar Association (ESA) has come out to address public…
Former Tongaat CFO fined E6m, barred for 10yrs from boards
Former Tongaat Hullet Chief Finance Officer Murray Munro By Khulile Thwala Former Tongaat Hullet Chief Finance Officer Murray Munro is still experiencing repercussions for fraud that took place under his…
South Africa’s inflation rises for the second month, driven by food prices
A customer compares prices while shopping at a Pick and Pay shop in East London, in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko By Kopano Gumbi and Tannur Anders…
Russia accuses Ukraine of sabotaging grain deal with a bribery scheme
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey.…
Metal prices drive South African stocks higher; rand rises
South African Rand coins are seen in this illustration picture. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Illustration JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African stocks and the rand strengthened on Tuesday after the resources index jumped on…