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Ivory Coast cocoa grind plunges 31% in July on poor bean quality

Agro-processing

Ivory Coast cocoa grind plunges 31% in July on poor bean quality

Ange Aboa 19 Aug 2025

An Anopheles stephensi mosquito obtains a blood meal from a human host through its pointed proboscis in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters, 23 November 2015. Reuters/Jim Gathany/CDC/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Malaria

Mystery disease identified as severe malaria - DRC health ministry

Yassin Kombi and Anait Miridzhanian 18 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Legal

Legal

#BestofBiz 2024: Legal

17 Dec 2024

ILE PHOTO: Cocoa pods are pictured at a farm in Sinfra, Ivory Coast April 29, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

Agriculture

Drought, heat pose a double threat to Ivory Coast cocoa farmers

Loucoumane Coulibaly 17 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Africa health body calls on Trump to honour US vaccine pledges

Anait Miridzhanian 8 Nov 2024

Vials of the Jynneos smallpox and monkeypox vaccine are placed on a table during a clinic offered by the Pima County Department of Public Health at Abrams Public Health Center in Tucson, Arizona, US, 20 August 2022. Reuters/Rebecca Noble/File Photo

Health & Social Welfare

African CDC: More than $800m pledged for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 27 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Africa CDC confident it can raise $600m for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 17 Sep 2024

Ivorian farmers boost rice yields with new crop

Agro-processing

Ivorian farmers boost rice yields with new crop

Loucoumane Coulibaly 2 Aug 2024

Cocoa farmers optimistic as soil moisture aids growth in Ivory Coast

Agro-processing

Cocoa farmers optimistic as soil moisture aids growth in Ivory Coast

Loucoumane Coulibaly 9 Jul 2024

A man takes a photograph of the election results at the National Results Operation Centre of the IEC, which serves as an operational hub where results of the national election are displayed, in Midrand, South Africa, 2 June 2024. Reuters/Ihsaan Haffejee

Law Practice

#SAelections24: What happens next in South Africa after ANC loses majority?

Anait Miridzhanian and Joe Bavier 3 Jun 2024

Ivory Coast cracks down on fraudulent cocoa certifications

Agro-processing

Ivory Coast cracks down on fraudulent cocoa certifications

Ange Aboa 28 May 2024

Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to his suppoters during the launch of the election manifesto of his new political party, uMkhonto we Sizwe, ahead of a general election on 29 May, at a rally in Soweto, South Africa, 18 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Law Practice

#SAelections24: Zuma disqualified from running for parliament, ConCourt rules

Anait Miridzhanian 20 May 2024

Source: Unsplash/Markus Spitke

Telecoms & Networks

Mutiple undersea cable faults affect internet in Africa

Anait Miridzhanian and Ngouda Dione 15 Mar 2024

Ghana's Cocobod to use $200m World Bank loan for cocoa farm rehabilitation

Agro-processing

Ghana's Cocobod to use $200m World Bank loan for cocoa farm rehabilitation

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 19 Feb 2024

File photo: President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, 21 September 2023. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Zimbabwe scraps colonial-era death penalty law

Nyasha Chingono 7 Feb 2024

Ghana's cocoa board inks $800m loan, seeks quick drawdown

Agriculture

Ghana's cocoa board inks $800m loan, seeks quick drawdown

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 21 Dec 2023

Dry spell, Harmattan winds hit Ivory Coast cocoa regions

Agro-processing

Dry spell, Harmattan winds hit Ivory Coast cocoa regions

Loucoumane Coulibaly 19 Dec 2023

File photo: Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius leaves court after appearing for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, 14 June 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/Files

Criminal Law

UPDATED: Pistorius granted parole

Bhargav Acharya 24 Nov 2023

Sun rises behind the cooling towers of Kendal Power Station as the Eskom's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, near Witbank. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

Eskom reports R24bn net loss in 2022/23 fiscal

Anait Miridzhanian 31 Oct 2023

A general view shows the water conditions of the Piraiba river before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations, in Belem, Para state, Brazil 6 August 2023. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino

Environment & Natural Resources

Home countries of major rainforests agree to work together to save them

Ange Kasongo 30 Oct 2023

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Energy

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Anait Miridzhanian 25 Oct 2023

Desmond Tutu's modest car reminds South Africans of his values

Automotive

Desmond Tutu's modest car reminds South Africans of his values

9 Oct 2023

Central bank holds key rate in expected move

Economy

Central bank holds key rate in expected move

21 Sep 2023

FMCG

Nestle increases local sourcing in South Africa with new processing plant

Anait Miridzhanian 19 Jul 2023

FMCG

Food producers warn of higher prices in SA as infrastructure crumbles

Tannur Anders and Anait Miridzhanian 5 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

South African factory activity contracts again in June - Absa PMI

Anait Miridzhanian 3 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African business activity falls to almost two-year low - PMI

Anait Miridzhanian 5 Jun 2023

South African factory activity contracts for 4th straight month - Absa PMI

Manufacturing

South African factory activity contracts for 4th straight month - Absa PMI

Anait Miridzhanian 2 Jun 2023

Image source: belchonock –

Family Law

Namibia's top court recognises same-sex marriages formed elsewhere

Nyasha Nyaungwa and Anait Miridzhanian 17 May 2023

Eskom losing well over R1bn a month through theft, says De Ruyter

Energy

Eskom losing well over R1bn a month through theft, says De Ruyter

Carien du Plessis 26 Apr 2023

FILE PHOTO: Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius leaves court after appearing for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, 14 June 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/Files

Criminal Law

Oscar Pistorius seeks parole

Wendell Roelf, Anait Miridzhanian and Siyabonga Sishi 31 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand firms ahead of central bank rate decision

Anait Miridzhanian 30 Mar 2023

SA's maize harvest seen 2.65% higher this year

Agro-processing

SA's maize harvest seen 2.65% higher this year

Nelson Banya 29 Mar 2023

Gordhan heads to China over locomotives dispute

Railway

Gordhan heads to China over locomotives dispute

Anait Miridzhanian and Nelson Banya 29 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Retailers

Pepkor raises R1.2bn in bond market

Anait Miridzhanian 3 Mar 2023

World Bank's IFC to invest $256m in Senegal's top cement manufacturer

Materials & Equipment

World Bank's IFC to invest $256m in Senegal's top cement manufacturer

Anait Miridzhanian 1 Mar 2023

Ramaphosa defends electricity minister appointment

Energy

Ramaphosa defends electricity minister appointment

Anait Miridzhanian and Alexander Winning 16 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters/Rogan Ward

Manufacturing

South African factory activity stable in January - Absa PMI

Anait Miridzhanian 1 Feb 2023

A southern white rhino is seen inside Nairobi National Park in Kenya,15 June 2020. Reuters/Baz Ratner/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Namibia rhino poaching surged 93% in 2022

Nyasha Nyaungwa 1 Feb 2023

Eskom to reduce power cuts but long-term outlook bleak

Energy

Eskom to reduce power cuts but long-term outlook bleak

Carien du Plessis and Anait Miridzhanian 17 Jan 2023

Telkom, Rain terminate deal talks; Telkom shares jump

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom, Rain terminate deal talks; Telkom shares jump

11 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Johannesburg Stock Exchange hits all-time high, rand firms

Anait Miridzhanian and Rachel Savage 9 Jan 2023

Rand weakens as focus turn abroad

Economy

Rand weakens as focus turn abroad

21 Dec 2022

Search for new Eskom CEO begins

Energy

Search for new Eskom CEO begins

Anait Miridzhanian and Kopano Gumbi 15 Dec 2022

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has resigned

Energy

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has resigned

Anait Miridzhanian and James Macharia Chege 14 Dec 2022

#BestofBiz 2022: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2022: Energy & Mining

12 Dec 2022

#BestofBiz 2022: Automotive

Automotive

#BestofBiz 2022: Automotive

12 Dec 2022

Buses set on fire in Cape Town as taxi strike starts

Public Transport

Buses set on fire in Cape Town as taxi strike starts

Esa Alexander and Anait Miridzhanian 21 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African rand rallies on lower-than-expected US inflation

Anait Miridzhanian 11 Nov 2022

Transnet lifts force majeure at all port terminals

Railway

Transnet lifts force majeure at all port terminals

Anait Miridzhanian 1 Nov 2022