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Energy & Mining
Treasury secures $1.6bn in loans to support Just Energy Transition

23 Nov 2023

Investment signing ceremony. Source: Supplied.
ICT
#ATF2023: IFC and RMB in R900m deal with Liquid to expand affordable broadband

16 Nov 2023

Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme
Education
Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme

Sonia A. Rao 16 Nov 2023

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning
ESG & Sustainability
South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Promit Mukherjee 9 Nov 2023

'COP28 UAE' logo is displayed on the screen during the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) under the theme of 'United on Climate Action Toward COP28', in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 16 January 2023. Reuters/Rula Rouhana/File Photo
ESG & Sustainability
Impasse broken on climate fund before COP28 but tough road ahead

Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett 7 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.
Finance
#MTBPS: South Africa's fiscal crisis: Rising debt and urgent reforms unveiled

Katja Hamilton 1 Nov 2023

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

Anait Miridzhanian 25 Oct 2023

Transforming lives through sanitation: Rocla's mission in Africa
ESG & Sustainability
Transforming lives through sanitation: Rocla's mission in Africa

Issued by Rocla 25 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Lineshree Moodley, Visa’s country head for South Africa.
Finance
Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023: Unveiling global solutions for gender disparities

Katja Hamilton 19 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.
Finance
The World Bank and the IMF need to keep reforming to become fit for purpose

Danny Bradlow 18 Oct 2023

#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment
Energy & Mining
#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment

Wendell Roelf 17 Oct 2023

A child collecting chunks of coal looks on at a colliery while smoke rises from the Duvha coal-based power station owned by state power utility Eskom, in Emalahleni. SOurce: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
Energy & Mining
World Bank in talks for $1bn loan to end SA load shedding

Rachel Savage and Jorgelina do Rosario 16 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters. Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, addresses the media on the fourth day of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco.
Finance
Cautious welcome: World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

Carlos Lopes 12 Oct 2023

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Healthcare
Moroccan pharmaceutical firm Sothema mulls east African plant

10 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Carel Kleynhans, chief executive officer of Divercity; Kushinga Kambarami, green building consultant, IFC; Lenore Cairncross, green building lead for Africa, IFC; Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, senior manager for climate business at IFC; and Richard Dube, investment associate, Divercity.
Property
IFC and SA developers explore Edge-certified green housing projects in Joburg

4 Oct 2023

Connecting cultures: Amapiano, from South Africa to the world...
Lifestyle
Connecting cultures: Amapiano, from South Africa to the world...

Vanashree Govender, Issued by Irvine Partners 27 Sep 2023

Divercity kicks off leasing of Barlow Park's affordably luxury living apartments in Sandton
Property
Divercity kicks off leasing of Barlow Park's affordably luxury living apartments in Sandton

Issued by Catchwords 19 Sep 2023

Zambian neobank Lupiya secures $8.25m funding
Entrepreneurship
Zambian neobank Lupiya secures $8.25m funding

18 Sep 2023

A view shows rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Talat N'yaaqoub, Morocco, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Hannah McKay
Construction & Engineering
Morocco wants IMF-World Bank meetings to proceed despite quake

David Lawder 12 Sep 2023

Source: World Bank
Energy & Mining
Djibouti inaugurates first wind farm, pioneering renewable energy ambitions

11 Sep 2023

Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency
Retail
Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency

4 Sep 2023

File photo: A Somali herdsman walks with his donkey past a rotting carcass in Garbaharey, southern Somalia, 23 January 2006. Reuters/David Mwangi/File Photo
ESG & Sustainability
Climate change may increase conflict deaths, says IMF

Rachel Savage 30 Aug 2023

Female founders: a formula for our future
Entrepreneurship
Female founders: a formula for our future

Issued by Brainbow Conscious Creatives 30 Aug 2023

File photo: A Unicef logo is pictured outside their offices in Geneva, Switzerland, 30 January 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
ESG & Sustainability
Unicef pledges $270m to support poverty alleviation in Nigeria

Felix Onuah 23 Aug 2023

The myth that crypto is bad for the environment
Finance
The myth that crypto is bad for the environment

Issued by Binance 22 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters. China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel.
Finance
#BRICS2023: What is Brics and who are its members?

Bhargav Acharya 22 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.
Finance
Brics nations to meet in South Africa seeking to blunt Western dominance

Laurie Chen 17 Aug 2023

UAE, Egypt sign $500m wheat deal
Agriculture
UAE, Egypt sign $500m wheat deal

Sarah El Safty 15 Aug 2023

Insurance for small farmers: A multisector solution to a big problem
Agriculture
Insurance for small farmers: A multisector solution to a big problem

Deon Scheepers 15 Aug 2023

World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria
Energy & Mining
World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

Abraham Achirga 7 Aug 2023

2 African business leaders join governing body of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Finance
2 African business leaders join governing body of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 4 Aug 2023

The camera trap image that caused all the excitement: the first recorded cheetah in Djibouti for more than three decades. Photo: HawkWatch International
ESG & Sustainability
Cheetah spotted in Djibouti for the first time in over 30 years

John Yeld 3 Aug 2023

World Bank awards 10 Fintech Challenge winners. Source: Supplied
Entrepreneurship
African startups score big in World Bank fintech challenge

18 Jul 2023

Actom battery energy storage. Source: Supplied
Entrepreneurship
Local suppliers play crucial role in electricity grid transition

17 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.
Healthcare
Grieving Gambian families take govt to court over mishandling of cough syrup

Edward McAllister 14 Jul 2023

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms Lauryn Hill to headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival
Lifestyle
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms Lauryn Hill to headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival

Issued by OnPoint PR 14 Jul 2023

#WPRD2023: Key findings from Africa's first PR and communications report
Marketing & Media
#WPRD2023: Key findings from Africa's first PR and communications report

Ané-Sonet Bresler 12 Jul 2023

Why aspiring young entrepreneurs hold the key to SA's future
Entrepreneurship
Why aspiring young entrepreneurs hold the key to SA's future

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Jul 2023

From left: Ashleigh Butterworth (Finch Technologies), Heine Bellingan (JobJack), Michael Bowren (Finch Technologies), Hayley Parry (Worth), Ean Barnard (Fincheck Academy). Source: Supplied
ICT
Technology is the key to unlock financial inclusion in SA

29 Jun 2023

Largest African cervical and breast cancer screen and treatment programme launched in DRC
Healthcare
Largest African cervical and breast cancer screen and treatment programme launched in DRC

Issued by Cingulate 28 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.
Finance
Ensuring local benefits: The imperative of global development financing

27 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.
Finance
Ramaphosa to join Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris

21 Jun 2023

More talent joins Global Citizen's 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'
Lifestyle
More talent joins Global Citizen's 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'

Issued by OnPoint PR 8 Jun 2023

Francis Wang’ombe Kariuki, MBS, Bowmans' new senior consultant in its Kenyan Competition Practice
Legal
#AfricaMonth: Bowmans' new heavy hitter, Francis Wang'ombe Kariuki, on the future of African competition law

Shan Radcliffe 30 May 2023

File photo: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo in Washington, United States, 4 September 2018. Reuters/Yuri Gripas
ESG & Sustainability
IMF, others should give $100bn climate FX guarantee - document

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 29 May 2023

Global Citizen announces 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'
Lifestyle
Global Citizen announces 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'

Issued by OnPoint PR 24 May 2023

Image source: Marcela Ruth Romero –
Legal
#AfricaMonth: 11 reasons to celebrate Africa's bright future

Baker McKenzie Africa Team 24 May 2023

Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria
Energy & Mining
Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi 23 May 2023

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