SA MPs Back Taiwan Office Move on 14 October
South African MPs on 14 October backed moving the Taiwan office from Pretoria to Johannesburg and sought a secret 1997...
October 14, 2026Section
World
KenGen Olkaria Licence Flaw Unfixed 18 Years
An audit finds a 2008 KenGen Olkaria licence error left geothermal wells outside the company's legal area, and the ministry...
October 14, 2026
Raymond Omollo: A Statistician Behind Kenya’s Security Push
Raymond Omollo, Kenya's principal secretary for internal security, is a statistician and Ruto ally leading the Mashujaa Day security push.
October 14, 2026
Elsewedy Electric Signs US$2.2bn Saudi Deal
Elsewedy Electric's power unit and China's Sinohydro signed a US$2.2 billion contract to expand Saudi Arabia's Rabigh 2 gas plant...
October 14, 2026
Morocco Growth Seen at 4.5%, Deficit Doubles
The IMF sees Morocco growth at 4.5% in 2026, while the current-account deficit more than doubles to 4.9% of GDP,...
October 14, 2026
Senegal Bondholders With US$2.2bn Warn Dakar
Senegal bondholders holding US$2.2 billion of its international bonds warned Dakar that seeking a haircut could badly delay debt talks.
October 14, 2026
Botswana Foreign Reserves Climb to US$4.4bn
Botswana's foreign reserves rose 6.9% in July to about US$4.4 billion, their highest level since July 2024, central bank data...
October 14, 2026
Mozambique Budget Trims Spending 1.8%
Mozambique's cabinet approved a 2027 budget that trims spending to about US$8 billion and targets a deficit of 4.6% of...
October 14, 2026
Ghana Sky Train Case: What the Supreme Court Ruling Means
Ghana's Supreme Court rejected Solomon Asamoah's bid to halt his US$2 million Sky Train trial. Here is what the case...
October 14, 2026