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Zimbabwe politician out on bail after his return from Zambia

Zimbabwe politician out on bail after his return from Zambia
10 August 2018 / Brian Latham, Godfrey Marawanyika and Matthew Hill, Bloomberg
South Sudan rivals sign deal seeking to end five-year war

South Sudan rivals sign deal seeking to end five-year war

Mohammed Alamin and Okech Francis, Bloomberg / 6 August 2018
The deal is the latest bid to end an almost five-year conflict that’s claimed tens of thousands of lives.
Ebola vaccinations in eastern Congo due to begin on Wednesday

Ebola vaccinations in eastern Congo due to begin on Wednesday

Fiston Mahamba, Reuters / 6 August 2018
Teams are investigating to identify the contacts of the confirmed cases.

LATEST Companies and Deals  

Police asked Interpol to help with Steinhoff

Police asked Interpol to help with Steinhoff
15 August 2018 / Renee Bonorchis and Janice Kew, Bloomberg
Naspers tumbles 10% after Tencent misses estimates

Naspers tumbles 10% after Tencent misses estimates
15 August 2018 / John Viljoen, Bloomberg
Tencent surprises with profit drop as China hobbles games

Tencent surprises with profit drop as China hobbles games

UPDATE
Lulu Yilun Chen, Bloomberg / 15 August 2018
The results reflects a slowing growth in cash cow mobile game Honour of Kings, increased spending and fewer investment gains.
Crypto’s millennial mining tycoon is said to plan $3bn IPO

Crypto’s millennial mining tycoon is said to plan $3bn IPO

Crystal Tse and Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg / 15 August 2018
If the IPO goes as planned, it would represent a major test of investor appetite for digital-currency companies.

LATEST Economy  

How vulnerable is SA?

How vulnerable is SA?
10 August 2018 / Ingé Lamprecht
Why economic growth continues to disappoint

Why economic growth continues to disappoint
3 August 2018 / Ingé Lamprecht
Rand reels as hawkish Fed and trade war add to investor worries

Rand reels as hawkish Fed and trade war add to investor worries

Colleen Goko, Bloomberg / 2 August 2018
The ANC's land reform plans, layoffs in the platinum sector and post-election strife in Zimbabwe, also weighed in the rand.
Ample food supplies spur biggest drop in prices this year

Ample food supplies spur biggest drop in prices this year

Nicholas Larkin, Bloomberg / 2 August 2018
Trade war tensions helped push food prices down for the first time since January.

LATEST Industry  

Mining, Engineering, Industry, Factory production
World's priciest precious metal set to blossom as shortage looms

World's priciest precious metal set to blossom as shortage looms
4 August 2018 / Rupert Rowling and Eddie van der Walt, Bloomberg
Nissan, Hyundai warn of worse to come if trade tensions escalate

Nissan, Hyundai warn of worse to come if trade tensions escalate
26 July 2018 / Ma Jie, Nao Sano and Sohee Kim, Bloomberg
Top cocoa grower is said to sell 1.4m tons of crop

Top cocoa grower is said to sell 1.4m tons of crop

Baudelaire Mieu, Bloomberg / 25 July 2018
Ivory Coast is selling more beans as cocoa futures traded in London surged 22% this year.
Volkswagen nabs potential new Audi chief from BMW amid turmoil

Volkswagen nabs potential new Audi chief from BMW amid turmoil

Christoph Rauwald, Bloomberg / 24 July 2018
Markus Duesmann, will be a top contender to eventually replace Audi’s interim Chief Executive Officer Bram Schot.

LATEST International  

Rand pushes past 14 to dollar as Turkey woes weigh on currency

Rand pushes past 14 to dollar as Turkey woes weigh on currency

Colleen Goko, Bloomberg / 10 August 2018
Investors are in risk-off mode.
Google welcome in China if it obeys laws, state media says

Google welcome in China if it obeys laws, state media says

Bloomberg News / 7 August 2018
Google is looking to re-enter the country via a search app.

LATEST Markets  

China stocks deepen rout on economic worries, falling yuan

China stocks deepen rout on economic worries, falling yuan
15 August 2018 / Luoyan Liu and Andrew Galbraith, Reuters
Rand slips on Turkey concerns, dollar strength

Rand slips on Turkey concerns, dollar strength

Alexander Winning, Reuters / 15 August 2018
Local currency is down 6% in the last week.
Turkey doubles tariffs on some US imports over economy ‘attacks’

Turkey doubles tariffs on some US imports over economy ‘attacks’

Daren Butler, Reuters / 15 August 2018
Tariffs on passenger cars to doubled to 120%, on alcoholic drinks to 140% and on leaf tobacco to 60%.

LATEST South Africa  

Why Sizwe Nxasana stepped down from Nsfas

Why Sizwe Nxasana stepped down from Nsfas
15 August 2018 / Ray Mahlaka
Retail sales up 0.7% y/y in June

Retail sales up 0.7% y/y in June
15 August 2018 / Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Reuters
Rand sinks as a downbeat Moody’s, Naspers spur a perfect storm

Rand sinks as a downbeat Moody’s, Naspers spur a perfect storm

UPDATE
Robert Brand and Colleen Goko, Bloomberg / 15 August 2018
Moody says it sees South Africa's fiscal deficit at about 4% of GDP in the year through March 2019.
Moody’s sees slower fiscal progress in SA

Moody’s sees slower fiscal progress in SA

Ana Monteiro, Bloomberg / 15 August 2018
Moody’s sees the country’s fiscal deficit at about 4% of GDP in the year through March 2019.

LATEST Tech  

Artificial intelligence is coming for hiring, and it might not be that bad

Artificial intelligence is coming for hiring, and it might not be that bad
9 August 2018 / Rebecca Greenfield and Riley Griffin, Bloomberg
Give small businesses tax breaks, says Alibaba’s Jack Ma

Give small businesses tax breaks, says Alibaba’s Jack Ma

Ray Mahlaka / 8 August 2018
This advice comes at a time when governments are increasingly being criticised for stifling small businesses through regulation and a lack of clear policies.
The two internets, Google and China: fully charged

The two internets, Google and China: fully charged

Shelly Banjo, Bloomberg / 7 August 2018
China's ramping up of media and information controls reveals how much has changed since Google first pulled its search engine in 2010.

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