U.S. trade envoy meets lawmakers on U.S.-Mexico-Canada deal as time runs short

WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer met this week with Democratic lawmakers to try to resolve their concerns about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement as Republicans increased pressure to…

South African regulator says 40 of 46 grounded planes back in air

JOHANNESBURG – Forty of the 46 airplanes grounded this week owing to faults at the maintenance unit of state-owned South African Airways (SAA) have been returned to service, South African…

South African regulator says 40 of 46 grounded planes back in air

JOHANNESBURG – Forty of the 46 airplanes grounded this week owing to faults at the maintenance unit of state-owned South African Airways (SAA) have been returned to service, South African…

Dorowa targets revenue boost

HARARE – Dorowa Minerals, a primary  producer of phosphate concentrates in Zimbabwe, plans to diversify into  magnetite production to boost its revenue base, an official has said. Magnetite is a…

Dorowa targets revenue boost

HARARE – Dorowa Minerals, a primary  producer of phosphate concentrates in Zimbabwe, plans to diversify into  magnetite production to boost its revenue base, an official has said. Magnetite is a…

Explainer: why South Africa’s energy generator is in so much trouble

Rod Crompton  Eskom is by far the largest of South Africa’s many state owned companies. This near monopoly power utility is in crisis. It’s the single largest threat to South…

Explainer: why South Africa’s energy generator is in so much trouble

Rod Crompton  Eskom is by far the largest of South Africa’s many state owned companies. This near monopoly power utility is in crisis. It’s the single largest threat to South…

Eurozone bonds rise, Swiss bonds outperform, as Brexit uncertainty returns

LONDON – Eurozone government bonds were moving higher on Wednesday with safe-haven German Bunds leading the way, as investors grew more wary about how and when Britain will leave the…

Eurozone bonds rise, Swiss bonds outperform, as Brexit uncertainty returns

LONDON – Eurozone government bonds were moving higher on Wednesday with safe-haven German Bunds leading the way, as investors grew more wary about how and when Britain will leave the…

Rand weakens before inflation data’s release

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand weakened early on Wednesday, giving back some of the gains of from the day before, as investors took profits before a local inflation data release.…

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