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Amnesty International says at least 30 dead in separatist attack in southeastern Nigeria
At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked travelers on a major highway in the southeastern part of Nigeria, ...
Poachers have killed over 100 rhinos in South Africa this year
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Poachers in South Africa killed more than 100 rhinos in the first three months of this year, most ...
Poachers have killed over 100 rhinos in South Africa this year. Most were in national parks
Poachers in South Africa have killed more than 100 rhinos in the first three months of this year. Most were killed inside ...
Financial Post5d
South Africa's Second-Largest Asset Manager Eyes East Africa for Growth
The lender had 3.3 trillion rand ($181 billion) in assets as at the end of 2024, and a presence in 20 African markets. The continent’s largest lender by market value, FirstRand Ltd., is looking at ...
Poachers have killed more than 100 rhinos so far this year in South Africa, mostly in national parks
Poachers in South Africa killed 103 rhinos killed between Jan. 1 and March 31, a South African official said Monday.
LEADERSHIP Newspaper4d
Nigeria’s Decline To 4th Africa’s Largest Economy
Nigeria has slipped to fourth place among Africa’s largest economies, according to updated 2024 GDP figures released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and highlighted by Afreximbank Research.
The New York Times4d
National African American Museum Faces Uncertainty Without Its Leader
At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.
Reuters6d
South African rand hits five-week high lifted by Eskom's power outlook
JOHANNESBURG, May 5 (Reuters) - The South African rand strengthened on Monday to its highest levels in five weeks, after state utility Eskom said it was optimistic about the power outlook over the ...
WCBD4d
Thousands of chickens euthanized in South Africa after they were left starving and eating each other
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Animal welfare officers faced the grisly task of euthanizing more than 350,000 chickens by hand after they were left starving and cannibalizing each other when a ...
businesstech.co.za6d
South Africa’s best city is crawling out of junk
although it remains in junk status alongside South Africa as a whole. Moody’s upgraded the City of Cape Town’s long-term issuer rating from Ba3 to Ba2. According to Moody’s rating scales ...
The Straits Times5d
South Africa's DA party fights new racial targets for employers
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Democratic Alliance party is going to court to challenge a new employment law that sets racial targets for large employers in an attempt to address the economic ...
MyBroadband3d
The companies powering South Africa’s biggest mobile networks
South Africa’s two largest mobile network operators, MTN and Vodacom, have markedly different approaches to selecting equipment vendors for their respective networks. While Vodacom primarily ...