
South Africa Mining Taxes Double to US$3 Billion
South Africa's mining taxes more than doubled to about US$3 billion as gold and platinum prices soared, News24 reported on...
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South Africa's mining taxes more than doubled to about US$3 billion as gold and platinum prices soared, News24 reported on...
October 7, 2026
South Africa's Road Accident Fund is eyeing a fuel levy of about US$0.18 a litre, a third above the current...
October 7, 2026
A finance ministry director told the Emefiele trial in Abuja that a US$94 million central bank withdrawal never passed through...
October 7, 2026
Morocco's dirham has lost 6.5% against the US dollar since the end of July, central bank data show, as costlier...
October 7, 2026
Nigeria's oil regulator has opened a 2026 licensing round with 40 oil blocks, and every bidder must now reveal the...
October 7, 2026
A Juba retail ban tells Ugandan, Kenyan and other foreign traders to quit small shops, but the commissioner denies a...
October 7, 2026
Equatorial Guinea graft defendants asked a Malabo appeal court on 6 October to overturn two rulings in a US$17 million...
October 7, 2026
Canada's exports to the US rose 8.1% in August ahead of new 50% US duties, lifting its US trade surplus...
October 7, 2026
Ghana's Cabinet approved a BRICS bid on 6 October as Trump threatens tariffs on aligned states. What Accra must do...
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