Why big local investors still back SA Inc. stocks

Dirk Jooste News24.com It can be extremely challenging for South Africans to distance themselves emotionally from debates around local investment. Protracted load shedding continues to weigh on the economy, the…

Toriro resigns as NSSA board chairperson?

Business Writer  National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chairman, Dr Percy Toriro, is reportedly considering stepping down, according to people familiar with the latest development in the authority. “He has been…

CFI appoints Dumba as Group Finance Director

Business Writer Listed agro company, CFI Holdings, has appointed Tariro Dumba as substantive Group Finance Director effective March 2023, replacing Chesternoel Mutevhe who was in an acting capacity. In a…

IPEC pushes for financial inclusion for the informal sector 

Business Writer The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has developed a draft micro-pensions framework as part of efforts to push for financial inclusion and products for the informal sector. This…

This is where foreigners are still buying prime property in SA, and why

News24.com South Africa has an accessible property market and favourable exchange rate – and this bodes well for foreigners looking for long-term investments. This is according to Grahame Diedericks, manager…

Women`s Political Exclusion in Nigeria

Tapiwa Peter Njiva and Chantel Mandonye           From the birth of democracy women in ancient Athens to the modern era, there has been a consensus that women are incapable to participate…

Strong dollar, headache for local producers

Business Writer A strong dollar is likely to weigh negatively on the Zimbabwe economy as locally-made products and services become expensive compared with major trading partners. Local products will also…

ZSE close higher, as tobacco selling season gains pace

Business Writer The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) on Friday gained 0,36 percent, extending bullish sentiment to three consecutive trading sessions. Turning to tobacco seasonal sales statistics, only 48,938 kgs of…

Japan gives US$4.7 grant for fertiliser

Business Writer/NewZiana Japan on Friday gave Zimbabwe a US$4.7 million grant to procure fertiliser for ‘vulnerable’ small-scale farmers. Speaking at the signing ceremony for the grant, Finance and Economic Development…

Turning skeptics into believers for country branding

Dr Clinton Musekiwa Tapera Establishing and creating loyalty can be taken as a migration of hearts and minds with the objective being to move citizens who are “uninformed sceptics” to…

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