Nigeria to spend 50pc more on fuel subsidies in 2024
Nigeria will likely spend 5.4 trillion naira (US$3,7 billion) in 2024 – 50 percent more than in 2023 – to keep petrol prices fixed, while borrowing an extra 6,6 trillion naira to plug gaps in its budget, a draft document seen by Reuters showed on Thursday.
Chinese grass helps address fodder shortage in Kenya
NAIROBI. – One afternoon late last year, Paul Busienei, a principal at Tenges Boys High School in Kenya’s Baringo County, watched news via a local television about a Chinese wonder…
US heavy-handedness in student Palestinian protests ‘out of order’
New YORK: – The recent crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrating students throughout America has proved just one thing; the Washington Administration does not practice what it preaches. They used force, they…
Spain to join SA’s Gaza genocide case against Israel
MADRID. – Spain says it will join the case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide…
SA’s current account gap narrows
South Africa’s current-account shortfall narrowed more than expected in the first quarter as exports increased marginally and imports decreased due to lower demand.
Lands Ministry on potential scam alert
Business Writer The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has distanced itself from a purported farming agribusiness grant programme fronted by unscrupulous individuals. The Ministry said it does…
“We shall have an open mind when meeting ANC” – Umkhonto WeSizwe
Bongani Ndlovu, Online Reporter UMKHONTO WeSizwe (MK) says they have had engagements with the African National Congress (ANC) regarding talks to form a coalition Government and when the two negotiate…
NEW: Harare-Mutare road accident claims four
Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Bureau FOUR PEOPLE died while many others were injured in a collision involving a Tenda bus, haulage truck and a Phils and Pats bus. The accident…
Kamandama Mining disaster should never happen again
Fairness Moyana in Hwange NEW players in the mining sector in Hwange District have been urged to embrace safety standards at workplaces to avoid a repeat of the worst mining…
‘Brace for cold spell from Friday to next Wednesday’ – MSD
Bongani Ndlovu, Online Reporter A COLD spell is expected to hit Zimbabwe as from Friday stretching up to Wednesday with anticipated drizzle, windy and cloud cover in some areas. In…









