The United Kingdom (UK)'s decision to place Namibia back on the red list and temporarily ban flights will impact the recovery of the country’s tourism sector.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced a price increase of 70 c/litre for diesel and petrol with effect from the 1st of December.

Virgin Active has lost 227 000 active members in South Africa since prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, equating to 31% of its base.

B2Gold Corp., the Canadian company that owns mines in Africa and the Philippines, is interested in acquiring gold assets in Zimbabwe.

The High Court of Botswana this week delivered a damning judgment against PwC and auditor Rudi Binedell over delays in the release of group audit results which seriously impacted the Choppies share price.

The new COVID-19 variant, called B.1.1.529, has a very unusual constellation of mutations, which are worrying because they could help it evade the body’s immune response and make it more transmissible, scientists have said.

The UK in a surprise move on Thursday announced that it will be adding six Southern African countries including Namibia to the 'red list' following the detection by South African scientists of a new Covid variant.

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) and Telecom Namibia Limited have struck a settlement agreement over N$67 million in regulatory levies allegedly owed by the telco for the period 2012 to 2018.

A fund backed by Dutch trading giant Vitol Group agreed to buy Vivo Energy in a deal valuing the Africa-focused fuel retailer at about $2.3 billion (R37 billion).

Load shedding will be a possibility for "some time to come," said President Cyril Ramaphosa.