Africa

Africa: Cobweb of Obstacles That Make Africa Unable to Trade With Itself

[Nation] The scene repeats itself daily. At a remote border crossing between two east African countries, a woman carrying an impossibly-heavy load of eggs on her bac

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: Financial Costs Constrain Celsys

[Zimbabwe Independent] CELSYS says its earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and armotisation (EBITDA) turned positive last month.

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: Cabinet Tackles Liquidity Crisis

[Zimbabwe Independent] CABINET on Tuesday took the deteriorating liquidity crisis in the market by the scruff of the neck fearing failure to tackle the problem could

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: Solving the Country's Debilitating Energy Problem

[Zimbabwe Independent] ONCE again the issue of energy has taken its rightful place in terms of public debate. At the Independent Dialogue Series held in the capital

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Kenya: Insurer Shakes Up Top Brass to Rejuvenate Growth Strategy

[Nation] British American Investment Company has made several key changes in its senior management personnel in what the insurer says is meant to help it achieve its

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: Govt Tinkering With Problems

[Zimbabwe Independent] PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday delivered a speech in Harare at a special Council of Ministers to adopt the 2012 Government Work Pr

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: Will the Stock Market Wake Up From Its Slumber?

[Zimbabwe Independent] ALL major markets on the global front closed on a positive note at the end of January. The US released a set of encouraging manufacturing and

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: 'Energy Sector Investors Put Off By Indigenisation Policy'

[Zimbabwe Independent] CONCERNS over Zimbabwe's indigenisation programme are stalling the country's efforts to lure independent power producers (IPPs), who are despe

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Zimbabwe: Airzim Set for Unbundling, Retrenchments

[Zimbabwe Independent] THE country's national flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, has been grounded for close to two months now due to financial troubles. Zimbabwe Independe

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

Kenya: Clear the Air on Matatus

[Nation] The attempt by the ministry of Transport to streamline public transport by phasing out 14-seaters looks headed for collapse.

Sunday, February 12, 2012 ()

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