SA faces interest rate balancing act on rising inflation
South Africa’s inflation rate jumped to the highest level in almost five years in November, underscoring the difficult choice the...
Africa’s top fiber operator is in talks with Betsy Cohen SPAC
Fintech Acquisition Corp. VI, a blank-check company backed by serial dealmaker Betsy Cohen, is in talks to merge with a...
Health ministry issues booster shot guidelines
The Ministry of Health has issued new vaccination guidelines which will allow booster shots for those vaccinated with AstraZeneca and...
Inflation quickens to 4.1% in November
Namibia’s November annual inflation rate increased by 4.1% compared to 2.2% recorded in November 2020, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA)...
Shangula announces revised COVID-19 regulations
Health minister, Kalumbi Shangula on Tuesday announced amendments to the public health measures that will come into effect as from...
High PCR test pricing in Namibia under spotlight
The pricing of Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in Namibia, which are an acceptable standard for COVID-19 testing, especially for...
Erongo leads with more residential plots in NSA survey
The Erongo Region has more land allocated for residential plots compared to other eight regions surveyed, Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA)...
Shoprite in JV with RTT
South Africa’s biggest supermarket group, Shoprite Holdings, said on Monday that its upmarket grocery chain, Checkers, has entered into a...
MTN wins first 5G licence in Nigeria
MTN Group Ltd.'s Nigerian unit has been awarded a 5G licence in Africa's most populous country, paving the way for...
UK confirms Namibia, 10 other countries to be taken off ‘red list’
The UK has removed Namibia and 10 other countries from its "red list" of travel restrictions. Travellers from countries on...
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